Iva axillaris
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Family Asteraceae
Taxonomy: Iva axillaris Pursh
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (15), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 16 traits from 21 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.
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 2 mm (2-2 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): achene (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 14 mm (10-18 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 6 mm (3-9 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); ovate (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1); opposite (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (2) [sources: SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.3 m (0.3-0.3 m) [sources: SAH_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAH_2023 | 13 | 15 | S. 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/. |
| SAH_2022 | 3 | 3 | S. 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/. |
| 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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |