AusTraits

Filago pyramidata

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Family Asteraceae

Taxonomy: Filago pyramidata L.

Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30

Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (11), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (13), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 15 traits from 34 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.

fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 0.78 mm (0.75-0.8 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): achene (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 11.5 mm (7-16 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 3.25 mm (2-5 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): narrowly_oblong (1); oblanceolate (2); obovate (1); spathulate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): annual (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (1); erect (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 0.2 m (0.2-0.2 m) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
SAH_20231113S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
RBGV_2023911VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
RBGV_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_202233S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.