Indigofera spicata
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Family Fabaceae
Taxonomy: Indigofera spicata Forssk.
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Anila ? spicata (Forssk.) Kuntze (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (12), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wilson_2008 (17). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 16 traits from 36 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): 14 mm (10-18 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Wilson_2008]
- fruit_width (numerical): 1.75 mm (1.5-2 mm) [sources: Wilson_2008]
- fruit_type (categorical): legume (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 12.92 mm (4-40 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Wilson_2008]
- leaf_width (numerical): 5.25 mm (2.5-8 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Wilson_2008]
- leaf_shape (categorical): obovate (1) [sources: Wilson_2008]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Wilson_2008]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022; Wilson_2008]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023; Wilson_2008]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): prostrate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 1.45 mm (1.3-1.6 mm) [sources: Wilson_2008]
- seed_width (numerical): 1.2 mm (1-1.4 mm) [sources: Wilson_2008]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.5 m (0.5-0.5 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Wilson_2008]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson_2008 | 11 | 17 | 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. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 8 | 12 | 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/. |
| 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/. |
| 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. |