Geranium retrorsum

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Family Geraniaceae

Taxonomy: Geranium retrorsum L'Hér. ex DC.

Synonyms: 9 (APC 2026-07-30)

Geranium "Linear segments" (K.Preiss 128) (pro parte taxonomic synonym)
Geranium australe Nees (taxonomic synonym)
Geranium dissectum var. australe Benth. (pro parte taxonomic synonym)
Geranium dissectum var. retrorsum (L'Hér. ex DC.) Hook.f. (nomenclatural synonym)
Geranium neesianum Carolin (taxonomic synonym)
Geranium pilosum var. australe Ostenf. (taxonomic synonym)
Geranium pilosum var. retrorsum (L'Hér. ex DC.) Jeps. (nomenclatural synonym)
Geranium sp. (taxonomic synonym)
Geranium sp. Linear segments (K.Preiss 128) W.R.Barker (pro parte taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA, SA, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: Angevin_2011 (7), Cheal_2017 (5), Doherty_2021 (2), Draper_2023 (3), Kew_2019_1 (2), Lunt_2012 (1), Morgan_2011_1 (5), Morgan_2011_2 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (15), NSWFRD_2014 (6), Pickup_2021 (3), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (9), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (14), Sjostrom_2006 (4), TMAG_2009 (11), WAH_1998 (1), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (4), Wenk_2023 (1), Wheeler_2002 (10), White_2020 (80), Williams_2005 (4), Williams_2011 (9). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 58 traits from 217 records in 28 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

resprouting_capacity (categorical): fire_killed (1); resprouts (7) [sources: Cheal_2017; Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; White_2020]
post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1) [sources: Pickup_2021]
fire_time_from_fire_to_flowering (numerical): 6 mo (6-6 mo) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]

flower morphology

flower_colour (categorical): pink (1); yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 9.5 mm (2-17 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): mericarp (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_colour (categorical): grey (1) [sources: SAH_2023]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 194.06 mm2 (194.06-194.06 mm2) [sources: Angevin_2011]
leaf_length (numerical): 20 mm (5-45 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; TMAG_2009; Wheeler_2002]
leaf_width (numerical): 26.25 mm (10-45 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023; TMAG_2009; Wheeler_2002]
petiole_length (numerical): 5.75 cm (2-7 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 111.18 g/m2 (66.11-156.25 g/m2) [sources: Angevin_2011; Lunt_2012]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.3 g/g (0.3-0.3 g/g) [sources: Angevin_2011]
leaf_shape (categorical): orbicular (4); ovate (3); reniform (3); strap-shaped (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; TMAG_2009; Wheeler_2002]
leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (3); unlobed (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Wheeler_2002]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; TMAG_2009; Wheeler_2002]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (4); cam (1) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
plant_growth_form (categorical): climber (1); herb (15) [sources: Angevin_2011; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; TMAG_2009; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; Wheeler_2002; White_2020; Williams_2011]
life_form (categorical): chamaephyte (1); hemicryptophyte (2) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
life_history (categorical): perennial (8); short_lived_perennial (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; Morgan_2011_1; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; TMAG_2009; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023; Wheeler_2002; Williams_2005]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (6) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (4); erect (1) [sources: Angevin_2011; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2]
leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: TMAG_2009]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (5) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (4) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (5) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1); ballistic (1); epizoochory (5); undefined (1); zoochory (1) [sources: Angevin_2011; Draper_2023; Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2011]
dispersers (categorical): invertebrates (1); mammals (4); vertebrates (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyy (1); nnnnnnnyyyyy (1); nynnnynnnnnn (1); ynnnnnyyyyyy (4); yynnnyyyyyyy (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; TMAG_2009; WAH_1998; White_2020]
seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank_absent (1) [sources: Williams_2005]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (4) [sources: White_2020]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (6) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2005]
clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
bud_bank_location (categorical): bud-bearing_root (1) [sources: Doherty_2021]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.48 mg (0.54-2.5 mg) [sources: Angevin_2011; Kew_2019_1; Morgan_2011_2]
seed_shape (categorical): globoid (1) [sources: SAH_2023]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 0.28 m (0.05-0.45 m) [sources: WAH_2023_2; Wheeler_2002]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (4) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
White_2020	20	80	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
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/.
SAH_2023	13	14	S. 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/.
TMAG_2009	9	11	Tasmanian Herbarium. Flora of Tasmania Online. 2009. url: http://www.tmag.tas.gov.au/floratasmania.
Wheeler_2002	8	10	J. R. Wheeler, N. G. Marchant, and M. Lewington. Flora of the south west: Bunbury, Augusta, Denmark. Australian Biological Resources Study ; University of Western Australia Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780642568168.
RBGV_2023	7	9	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Williams_2011	9	9	R. P. Duncan, S. E. Clemants, R. T. Corlett, A. K. Hahs, M. A. McCarthy, M. J. McDonnell, M. W. Schwartz, K. Thompson, P. A. Vesk, and N. S. G. Williams. “Plant traits and extinction in urban areas: a meta-analysis of 11 cities”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20.4 (2011), pp. 509-519. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00633.x.
Angevin_2011	7	7	T. Angevin. “Species richness and functional trait diversity response to land use in a temperate eucalypt woodland community”. Honours. La Trobe University, 2011.
NSWFRD_2014	6	6	B. Kenny, C. Orscheg, E. Tasker, M. A. Gill, and R. Bradstock. NSW Flora Fire Response Database, v2.1. database. NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, 2014.
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.
NHNSW_2022	4	4	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/.
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/.
Sjostrom_2006	2	4	A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x.
WAH_2022_2	4	4	Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_2022	2	4	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Williams_2005	4	4	N. S. G. Williams, J. W. Morgan, M. J. McDonnell, and M. A. McCarthy. “Plant traits and local extinctions in natural grasslands along an urban-rural gradient”. Journal of Ecology 93.6 (2005), pp. 1203-1213. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01039.x.
Draper_2023	3	3	J. T. Draper, S. Delean, J. G. Conran, P. Weinstein, and B. S. Simpson. “Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany unknown.unknown (2023), p. unknown. doi: 10.1071/BT22110.
NHNSW_2014_2	3	3	Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Pickup_2021	3	3	M. Pickup and T. McDonald. Bushfire impacts — A national model for assessing local landscape restoration priorities. Project Phoenix Report. Greening Australia, 2021. url: https://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1.02R2.pdf.
SAH_2022	3	3	S. 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/.
Doherty_2021	2	2	M. Doherty. “Fire Severity and Plant Community Dynamics in the Australian Alps, Southeastern New South Wales”. PhD. Australian National University, 2021. url: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/224564.
Kew_2019_1	1	2	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
WAH_2023_2	1	2	Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Lunt_2012	1	1	I. Lunt and J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Trait data from various Morgan and Lunt projects 1990-2012, Charles Sturt & La Trobe University”. 2012.
Morgan_2011_2	1	1	J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Trait database, La Trobe University”. 2011.
WAH_1998	1	1	Western Australian Herbarium. FloraBase: The Western Australian flora. 1998. url: http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.