Euphorbia serpens
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Family Euphorbiaceae
Taxonomy: Euphorbia serpens Kunth
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Mesaglio_2022 (2), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (26), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 24 traits from 35 records in 5 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 1.3 mm (1.2-1.4 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 1.5 mm (1.3-1.7 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- fruit_height (numerical): 1.5 mm (1.3-1.7 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 4.5 mm (2-7 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 4 mm (2-6 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 0.04 cm (0.03-0.06 cm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): oblong (1); orbicular (1); ovate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): oblique (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_glaucousness (categorical): glaucous (1); not_glaucous (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (2) [sources: RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): annual (2); perennial (2) [sources: RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): prostrate (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
- flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnynnn (1); ynnnnnnnnnnn (1) [sources: Mesaglio_2022]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 0.95 mm (0.7-1.2 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): ovoid_elongated (1); polyhedral (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBGV_2023 | 19 | 26 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| RBGV_2022 | 4 | 4 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| Mesaglio_2022 | 1 | 2 | T. Mesaglio. “Unpublished data: Comprehensive biodiversity survey of Wategora Reserve and Everley Park along Duck River, western Sydney”. 2022. doi: 10.32942/X29886. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |