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Hypericum gramineum

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Family Hypericaceae

Taxonomy: Hypericum gramineum G.Forst.

Synonyms: 11 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Ascyrum involutum Labill. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Brathys billardieri Spach (taxonomic synonym)
  • Brathys forsteri Spach (taxonomic synonym)
  • Hypericum gramineum G.Forst. var. gramineum (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Hypericum gramineum var. ericifolium Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Hypericum gramineum var. genuinum Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Hypericum gramineum var. pedicellare (Endl.) Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Hypericum involutum (Labill.) Choisy (taxonomic synonym)
  • Hypericum japonicum var. australe R.Keller (taxonomic synonym)
  • Hypericum japonicum var. gramineum (G.Forst.) Maiden & Betche (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Hypericum pedicellare Endl. (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (7), Cheal_2017 (8), Cross_2009 (4), Crowley_2007 (2), Doherty_2021 (2), Dong_2017 (8), Draper_2023 (3), Jordan_2001 (6), Jurado_1991 (6), Kew_2019_1 (3), Kew_2019_5 (2), Kew_2019_6 (2), Kubiak_2009 (4), Lunt_2012 (1), Meers_2007 (11), Mokany_2008 (43), Mokany_2015 (2), Morgan_2011_1 (5), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (10), NSWFRD_2014 (15), NTH_2014 (4), NTH_2022 (4), NTH_2023 (22), Nano_2011 (2), Pickup_2021 (35), Purdie_1976 (2), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (16), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (17), WAH_1998 (1), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (20), Williams_2005 (5), Williams_2011 (9). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 88 traits from 305 records in 41 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); partial_resprouting (8); resprouts (8) [sources: Cheal_2017; Crowley_2007; Doherty_2021; Kubiak_2009; Meers_2007; NSWFRD_2014; Nano_2011; Pickup_2021; Purdie_1976; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (9) [sources: Cheal_2017; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 5.92 mm (3.5-8 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 2.6 mm (1.7-3.5 mm) [sources: NTH_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 2.6 mm (1.7-3.5 mm) [sources: NTH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Jordan_2001]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 102.33 mm2 (20.81-304.55 mm2) [sources: Jurado_1991; Meers_2007; Mokany_2008; Mokany_2015]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 13.47 mm (3-28 mm) [sources: Mokany_2008; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 4.33 mm (1.5-8 mm) [sources: Mokany_2008; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 1.1 mg (0.8-1.5 mg) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 64.21 g/m2 (35.68-126.44 g/m2) [sources: Cross_2009; Dong_2017; Meers_2007; Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_mass_fraction (numerical): 0.42 g/g (0.3-0.51 g/g) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.29 g/g (0.27-0.3 g/g) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (2); linear (2); narrowly_elliptical (2); narrowly_oblong (1); oblanceolate (1); oblong (1); obovate (1); ovate (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (1); obtuse (1) [sources: NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): revolute (3) [sources: NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2014; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • leaf_glaucousness (categorical): glaucous (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): decussate (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
  • leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 65.33 deg (46-78 deg) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (4) [sources: Mokany_2008; Munroe_2019; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (16); shrub (1) [sources: Jurado_1991; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; NTH_2022; Pickup_2021; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (4); therophyte (1) [sources: Meers_2007; Mokany_2008; Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): annual (4); perennial (9); short_lived_perennial (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; Cross_2009; Jordan_2001; Morgan_2011_1; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023; Williams_2005]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (6) [sources: NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): creeping (1); decumbent (2); erect (4); rhizomatous (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: NTH_2014]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (5) [sources: Dong_2017; Meers_2007; Mokany_2008; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (2) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (4); barochory (6); zoochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; Jurado_1991; Kew_2019_5; Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): invertebrates (1); wind (2) [sources: Draper_2023; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnyyy (1); nnnnnnnnyyyy (2); yyyyyyyyyyyy (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; NTH_2014; WAH_1998; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (9) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; Williams_2005]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (8); transient (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (3); vegetative (1) [sources: Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2005]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): bud-bearing_root (3); rhizome (2) [sources: Crowley_2007; Doherty_2021; Nano_2011]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 16.07 mg/g (16.07-16.07 mg/g) [sources: Dong_2017]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -29.97 {delta}[ppth] (-29.97--29.97 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Dong_2017]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.02 mg (0.01-0.05 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Cross_2009; Jurado_1991; Kew_2019_1; Lunt_2012; Meers_2007]
  • seed_length (numerical): 0.57 mm (0.38-1 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 0.45 mm (0.2-0.7 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001]
  • seed_shape (categorical): cylindrical (2); ovoid (2) [sources: ANBG_2019; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Mokany_20081943K. Mokany and J. Ash. “Are traits measured on pot grown plants representative of those in natural communities?”. Journal of Vegetation Science 19 (2008), pp. 119-126. doi: 10.3170/2007-8-18340.
Pickup_2021535M. Pickup and T. McDonald. Bushfire impacts — A national model for assessing local landscape restoration priorities. Project Phoenix Report. Greening Australia, 2021. url: https://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1.02R2.pdf.
NTH_20231622D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/.
White_20202020M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
SAH_20231517S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
RBGV_20231316VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NSWFRD_20141215B. 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.
Meers_20071111T. Meers. “Role of plant functional traits in determining the response of vegetation to land use change on the Delatite Peninsula, Victoria.”. PhD. University of Melbourne, 2007.
NHNSW_2023810N. 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/.
Williams_201199R. 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_201788D. 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.
Dong_201788N. Dong, I. C. Prentice, B. J. Evans, S. Caddy-Retalic, A. J. Lowe, and I. J. Wright. “Leaf nitrogen from first principles: field evidence for adaptive variation with climate”. Biogeosciences 14.2 (2017), pp. 481-495. doi: 10.5194/bg-14-481-2017.
ANBG_201967Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Jordan_200166G. 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.
Jurado_199166E. Jurado. “Diaspore weight, dispersal, growth form and perenniality of central Australian plants”. Journal of Ecology 79 (1991), pp. 811-828.
Morgan_2011_155J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Grassy woodland traits, La Trobe University”. 2011.
Williams_200555N. S. G. Williams, J. W. Morgan, M. J. McDonnell, and M. A. McCarthy. “Plant traits and local extinctions in natural grasslands along an urban-rural gradient”. Journal of Ecology 93.6 (2005), pp. 1203-1213. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01039.x.
Cross_200944E. Cross. “The characteristics of natives and invaders: A trait-based investigation into the theory of limiting similarity.”. Honours. La Trobe University, 2009.
Kubiak_200934P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
NTH_201444Northern Territory Herbarium. Flora of the Darwin Region Online. 2014. url: http://www.lrm.nt.gov.au/plants-and-animals/herbarium/darwin_flora_online.
NTH_202244D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/.
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Kew_2019_113Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
NHNSW_2014_233Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
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Kew_2019_612Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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