Indigofera sessiliflora
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Family Fabaceae
Taxonomy: Indigofera sessiliflora DC.
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Anila sessiliflora (DC.) Kuntze (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wilson_2008 (13). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 11 traits from 21 records in 5 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): 5 mm (3-7 mm) [sources: Wilson_2008]
- fruit_width (numerical): 1.5 mm (1.5-1.5 mm) [sources: Wilson_2008]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 10.5 mm (5-16 mm) [sources: Wilson_2008]
- leaf_width (numerical): 4.25 mm (2.5-6 mm) [sources: Wilson_2008]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); obovate (1) [sources: Wilson_2008]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (1) [sources: Wilson_2008]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; Wilson_2008]
- life_history (categorical): annual (3); biennial (2); perennial (1) [sources: WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023; Wilson_2008]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): prostrate (1) [sources: WAH_2022_2]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.08 m (0.05-0.15 m) [sources: WAH_2023_2; Wilson_2008]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson_2008 | 9 | 13 | P. G. Wilson and R. Rowe. “A revision of the Indigofereae (Fabaceae) in Australia. 2. Indigofera species with trifoliolate and alternately pinnate leaves”. Telopea 12 (2008), pp. 293-307. |
| WAH_2022_2 | 4 | 4 | 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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| WAH_2023_2 | 1 | 1 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |