Facelis retusa
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Family Asteraceae
Taxonomy: Facelis retusa (Lam.) Sch.Bip.
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Facelis apiculata Cass. (taxonomic synonym)
- Helichrysum retusum (Lam.) Spreng. (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), NI (doubtfully naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Kubiak_2009 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (15), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 18 traits from 25 records in 6 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
flower morphology
- flower_colour (categorical): blue_purple (1); white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 1.25 mm (1-1.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): achene (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 15 mm (10-20 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 2 mm (1-3 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): spathulate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): revolute (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): crowded (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): annual (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnyyyy (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.18 m (0.05-0.3 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2023 | 11 | 15 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 3 | 3 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 3 | 3 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Kubiak_2009 | 1 | 1 | P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |