Gamochaeta purpurea
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Family Asteraceae
Taxonomy: Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Gnaphalium purpureum L. (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Gamochaeta spicata Cabrera (pro parte misapplied)
- Gnaphalium coarctatum Willd. (pro parte misapplied)
- Gnaphalium spicatum Lam. (pro parte misapplied)
- Gnaphalium spicatum Lam. (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): NT (doubtfully naturalised), SA (doubtfully naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), LHI (naturalised), NI (naturalised), ACT (formerly naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, NT eFlora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Angevin_2011 (6), Cheal_2017 (5), Morgan_2011_1 (5), NHNSW_2022 (2), NHNSW_2023 (13), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (14), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 26 traits from 51 records in 9 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fire response
- post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1) [sources: Cheal_2017]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 0.57 mm (0.5-0.7 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): achene (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1); orange (1); yellow (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_area (numerical): 121.94 mm2 (121.94-121.94 mm2) [sources: Angevin_2011]
- leaf_length (numerical): 60 mm (10-120 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 11.75 mm (5-20 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 12.11 g/m2 (12.11-12.11 g/m2) [sources: Angevin_2011]
- leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.09 g/g (0.09-0.09 g/g) [sources: Angevin_2011]
- leaf_shape (categorical): oblanceolate (1); obovate (1); spathulate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (4) [sources: Angevin_2011; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (1) [sources: Morgan_2011_1]
- life_history (categorical): annual (2); biennial (2) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1); rosette (2) [sources: Angevin_2011; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1) [sources: Morgan_2011_1]
- seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1) [sources: Cheal_2017]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: Morgan_2011_1]
seed morphology
- seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.02 mg (0.02-0.02 mg) [sources: Angevin_2011]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.24 m (0.1-0.4 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBGV_2023 | 10 | 14 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 10 | 13 | 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/. |
| Angevin_2011 | 6 | 6 | T. Angevin. “Species richness and functional trait diversity response to land use in a temperate eucalypt woodland community”. Honours. La Trobe University, 2011. |
| Cheal_2017 | 5 | 5 | D. Cheal. Growth stages and tolerable fire intervals for Victoria's native vegetation data sets. Fire and adaptive management, report no. 84. Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, 2010. |
| Morgan_2011_1 | 5 | 5 | J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Grassy woodland traits, La Trobe University”. 2011. |
| RBGV_2022 | 3 | 3 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 2 | 2 | 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. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |