Hovea montana

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Family Fabaceae

Taxonomy: Hovea montana (Hook.f.) J.H.Ross

Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)

Hovea gelida F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
Hovea longifolia var. montana (Hook.f.) J.H.Willis (nomenclatural synonym)
Hovea purpurea var. montana Hook.f. (nomenclatural synonym)
Hovea sp. Q (pro parte taxonomic synonym)

Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)

Hovea longifolia R.Br. (pro parte misapplied)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (13), ANBG_2019 (7), Cheal_2017 (8), Clarke_2015 (3), Jordan_2001 (7), Kew_2019_1 (3), Lim_2017 (72), McGlone_2015 (6), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (14), NSWFRD_2014 (11), Pickering_2014 (4), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (12), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Thompson_2001 (13), Tolsma_2007 (8), Vesk_2007 (6), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (40). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 63 traits from 249 records in 24 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): partial_resprouting (2); resprouts (4) [sources: Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Tolsma_2007; White_2020]
post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015]

flower morphology

flower_colour (categorical): blue_purple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 10 mm (10-10 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): legume (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 65.44 mm2 (52.03-96.37 mm2) [sources: Lim_2017; Pickering_2014]
leaf_length (numerical): 22.5 mm (5-32 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Thompson_2001]
leaf_width (numerical): 5 mm (2-7 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Thompson_2001]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 17.4 mg (11.43-23.2 mg) [sources: Lim_2017]
petiole_length (numerical): 0.31 cm (0.25-0.37 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 207.44 g/m2 (164.27-290.82 g/m2) [sources: Lim_2017; Pickering_2014; Vesk_2007]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.54 g/g (0.54-0.54 g/g) [sources: Pickering_2014]
leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); narrowly_elliptical (2); narrowly_oblong (1); narrowly_ovate (1); oblong (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Thompson_2001]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
leaf_margin_posture (categorical): revolute (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3) [sources: Munroe_2019; White_2020]
plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (13) [sources: ABRS_2022; Lim_2017; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Pickering_2014; RBGV_2022; Thompson_2001; Tolsma_2007; Vesk_2007; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
life_history (categorical): perennial (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cheal_2017; Jordan_2001; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Thompson_2001; Tolsma_2007; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4); woody_root (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Tolsma_2007; Wenk_2022]
stem_growth_habit (categorical): compact (1); spreading (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: White_2020]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): myrmecochory (1); zoochory (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
dispersers (categorical): ants (1); invertebrates (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnnyn (2); nnnnnnnnnyyy (3) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; Thompson_2001; White_2020]
seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); persistent (3) [sources: Cheal_2017; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (2) [sources: White_2020]
bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (1); bud-bearing_root (1) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 17.42 mg (14.42-23.14 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Kew_2019_1]
seed_length (numerical): 6.76 mm (4-11.78 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001; Thompson_2001]
seed_width (numerical): 3.52 mm (3-3.92 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001; Thompson_2001]
seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1); ovoid (1) [sources: ANBG_2019; NHNSW_2023]

stem morphology

wood_density (numerical): 0.79 mg/mm3 (0.62-1.22 mg/mm3) [sources: Lim_2017]
stem_vessel_diameter (numerical): 6.04 um (6.04-6.04 um) [sources: Lim_2017]
stem_vessel_lumen_fraction (numerical): 0.01 mm2/mm2 (0.01-0.01 mm2/mm2) [sources: Lim_2017]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 0.46 m (0.15-0.5 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Thompson_2001]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (2) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Lim_2017	9	72	F. K. Lim, L. J. Pollock, and P. A. Vesk. “The role of plant functional traits in shrub distribution around alpine frost hollows”. Journal of Vegetation Science 28.3 (2017), pp. 585-594. doi: 10.1111/jvs.12517.
White_2020	20	40	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
NHNSW_2023	11	14	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	10	13	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Thompson_2001	9	13	I. R. Thompson. “Morphometric analysis and revision of eastern Australian Hovea (Brongniartieae-Fabaceae)”. Australian Systematic Botany 14 (2001), pp. 1-99. doi: 10.1071/sb00008.
RBGV_2023	10	12	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NSWFRD_2014	11	11	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	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.
Tolsma_2007	7	8	A. D. Tolsma, S. M. Read, and K. G. Tolhurst. “Roots of Australian alpine plant species contain high levels of stored carbohydrates independent of post-fire regeneration strategy”. Australian Journal of Botany 55.8 (2007), pp. 771-779. doi: 10.1071/BT06216.
ANBG_2019	6	7	Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Jordan_2001	7	7	G. J. Jordan. “An investigation of long-distance dispersal based on species native to both Tasmania and New Zealand”. Australian Journal of Botany 49.3 (2001), pp. 333-340. doi: 10.1071/bt00024.
McGlone_2015	6	6	M. S. McGlone, S. J. Richardson, G. J. Jordan, and G. L. Perry. “Is there a `suboptimal' woody species height? A response to Scheffer et al.”. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 30.1 (2015), pp. 4-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.09.007.
Vesk_2007	2	6	P. Vesk. “Unpublished data: Leaf traits for flora of Falls Creek Victoria, University of Melbourne”. 2007.
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/.
Pickering_2014	4	4	C. Pickering, K. Green, A. A. Barros, and S. Venn. “A resurvey of late-lying snowpatches reveals changes in both species and functional composition across snowmelt zones”. Alpine Botany 124.2 (2014), pp. 93-103. doi: 10.1007/s00035-014-0140-0.
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	4	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.
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.
Clarke_2015	3	3	P. J. Clarke, M. J. Lawes, B. P. Murphy, J. Russell-Smith, C. E. Nano, R. Bradstock, N. J. Enright, J. B. Fontaine, C. R. Gosper, I. Radford, J. J. Midgley, and R. M. Gunton. “A synthesis of postfire recovery traits of woody plants in Australian ecosystems”. Science of The Total Environment 534 (2015), pp. 31-42. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.002.
Kew_2019_1	1	3	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
NHNSW_2014_2	3	3	Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Munroe_2019	1	1	S. E. M. Munroe, F. A. McInerney, J. Andrae, N. Welti, G. R. Guerin, E. Leitch, T. Hall, S. Szarvas, R. Atkins, S. Caddy-Retalic, and B. Sparrow. “The Photosynthetic Pathways of Plant Species Surveyed in Australia's National Terrestrial Monitoring Network”. Scientific Data 8 (2021), p. 97. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00877-z.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.