Hakea decurrens subsp. physocarpa

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Family Proteaceae

Taxonomy: Hakea decurrens subsp. physocarpa W.R.Barker

Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)

Hakea longispina Gand. (taxonomic synonym)
Hakea sp. aff. acicularis (Maiden 1904) (taxonomic synonym)
Hakea vittata var. glabriflora J.M.Black (taxonomic synonym)
Hakea vittata var. glabriflora J.M.Black ex J.H.Willis (pro parte taxonomic synonym)

Misapplied names: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)

Hakea sericea Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. (misapplied)
Hakea sericea Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. (pro parte misapplied)

Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised), NSW (native and naturalised), Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (2), ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (11), Caldwell_2016 (30), Cheal_2017 (8), Muir_2014 (3), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (12), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (15), SAH_2014 (5), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (17), Williams_2011 (11), Yang_2023 (6). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 53 traits from 132 records in 16 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 (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020]
post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (3) [sources: Cheal_2017; Yang_2023]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 26.5 mm (21-32 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
fruit_width (numerical): 19 mm (13-25 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): follicle (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 34.32 mm2 (22.6-53.8 mm2) [sources: Caldwell_2016]
leaf_length (numerical): 47.5 mm (15-80 mm) [sources: SAH_2014]
leaf_width (numerical): 1.15 mm (0.7-1.6 mm) [sources: SAH_2014]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 11.6 mg (7.4-18.8 mg) [sources: Caldwell_2016]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 348.69 g/m2 (270.27-437.06 g/m2) [sources: Caldwell_2016; Muir_2014; Williams_2011]
leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.11 g/g (0.91-1.28 g/g) [sources: Caldwell_2016]
leaf_shape (categorical): terete (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (6); tree (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
life_history (categorical): perennial (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cheal_2017; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
root_structure (categorical): proteoid_root (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1); vertebrate (1) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
dispersers (categorical): wind (1) [sources: White_2020]
flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnyyyynnn (1); nnnnyyyyynnn (1) [sources: ABRS_1981; White_2020]
seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (2) [sources: Yang_2023]
serotiny (categorical): serotinous (2) [sources: Yang_2023]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1) [sources: Cheal_2017]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

nutrient and stable isotope

leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 6.41 mg/g (4.9-7.3 mg/g) [sources: Caldwell_2016; Muir_2014]

seed morphology

seed_shape (categorical): winged (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 3.3 m (0.8-5 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2014]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Caldwell_2016	6	30	E. Caldwell, J. Read, and G. D. Sanson. “Which leaf mechanical traits correlate with insect herbivory among feeding guilds?”. Annals of Botany 117 (2015), pp. 349-361. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcv178.
White_2020	17	17	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
RBGV_2023	12	15	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2023	9	12	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/.
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.
Williams_2011	11	11	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.
Cheal_2017	8	8	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.
Yang_2023	3	6	S. Yang. “Unpublished data: Fire response traits scored from national and state floras and the taxonomic literature, University of New South Wales”. 2023.
SAH_2014	3	5	J. P. Jessop and H. R. Toelken. Flora of South Australia, 4th edition, 4 vols. Electronic version curated by J. Kellermann, State Herbarium of South Australia.. Government Printer, Adelaide, 1986.
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.
Muir_2014	3	3	A. M. Muir, P. A. Vesk, and G. Hepworth. “Reproductive trajectories over decadal time-spans after fire for eight obligate-seeder shrub species in south-eastern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany 62.5 (2014), pp. 369-379. doi: 10.1071/bt14117.
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/.
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/.
ABRS_1981	2	2	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/.
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.