Hydrocotyle perplexa
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Family Araliaceae
Taxonomy: Hydrocotyle perplexa A.J.Perkins
Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Hydrocotyle hispidula var. tenella Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
- Hydrocotyle puberula H.Eichler (taxonomic synonym)
- Hydrocotyle puberula J.R.Wheeler, N.G.Marchant & M.Lewington (taxonomic synonym)
- Hydrocotyle sp. Puberula (H.Eichler 22058) WA Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Hydrocotyle hirta R.Br. ex A.Rich. (pro parte misapplied)
- Hydrocotyle scutellifera Benth. (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): WA
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: WAH_2022_2 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wheeler_2002 (10). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 9 traits from 16 records in 4 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 8 mm (6-10 mm) [sources: Wheeler_2002]
- leaf_width (numerical): 13.5 mm (10-17 mm) [sources: Wheeler_2002]
- leaf_shape (categorical): ovate (1) [sources: Wheeler_2002]
- leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Wheeler_2002]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: Wheeler_2002]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; Wheeler_2002]
- life_history (categorical): annual (3) [sources: WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023; Wheeler_2002]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.1 m (0.1-0.1 m) [sources: Wheeler_2002]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| WAH_2022_2 | 3 | 3 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |