Grevillea arenaria subsp. canescens

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Family Proteaceae

Taxonomy: Grevillea arenaria subsp. canescens (R.Br.) Olde & Marriott

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)

Grevillea arenaria var. canescens (R.Br.) Benth. (nomenclatural synonym)
Grevillea canescens R.Br. (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): NSW

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (3), ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (11), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (11), NSWFRD_2014 (8), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 21 traits from 43 records in 8 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) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]

fruit morphology

fruit_type (categorical): follicle (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]

leaf morphology

leaf_length (numerical): 35 mm (10-75 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 8 mm (3-15 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (2); linear (1); narrowly_obovate (1); oblong (1); obovate (2); orbicular (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_margin_posture (categorical): revolute (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]

life history

plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Wenk_2022]
life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
stem_growth_habit (categorical): spreading (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): myrmecochory (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
dispersers (categorical): ants (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnyyyyn (2) [sources: ABRS_1981; NSWFRD_2014]
seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
bud_bank_location (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 2 m (1-3 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
ABRS_2023	8	11	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_2023	8	11	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/.
NSWFRD_2014	8	8	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.
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/.
ABRS_1981	3	3	B. A. Barlow, H. T. Clifford, A. S. George, and A. K. A. McCusker. Flora of Australia. 1981. url: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/flora/main/.
ABRS_2022	3	3	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.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.