Herbertia lahue subsp. caerulea
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Family Iridaceae
Taxonomy: Herbertia lahue subsp. caerulea (Herb.) Goldblatt
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Herbertia caerulea (Herb.) Herb. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Trifurcia caerulea Herb. (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Alophia pulchella (Sweet) Benth. & Hook.f. (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): NSW (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (2), ABRS_2023 (17), NHNSW_2022 (2), NHNSW_2023 (18), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 17 traits from 42 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): 17.5 mm (15-20 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 115 mm (50-180 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 3 mm (2-4 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): linear (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): sheathing (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): conduplicate (1); plicate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- storage_organ (categorical): bulb (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 1.5 mm (1-2 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): ovoid_flattened (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.2 m (0.2-0.2 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2023 | 14 | 18 | 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 | 13 | 17 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| ABRS_2022 | 2 | 2 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.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. |