AusTraits

Kennedia prostrata

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Family Fabaceae

Taxonomy: Kennedia prostrata R.Br.

Synonyms: 17 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Caulinia prostrata (R.Br.) F.Muell. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Kennedia marryatae Lindl. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Kennedia marryatiana Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Kennedia marryattae Lindl. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Kennedia prostrata R.Br. f. prostrata (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Kennedia prostrata R.Br. var. prostrata (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Kennedia prostrata f. major (DC.) Siebert & Voss (taxonomic synonym)
  • Kennedia prostrata var. major DC. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Kennedia prostrata var. minor G.Don (taxonomic synonym)
  • Kennedia stipularis Desv. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Kennedya marryattae Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Kennedya marryattiana Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Kennedya prostrata F.Muell. (orthographic variant)
  • Kennedya prostrata f. major Siebert & Voss (taxonomic synonym)
  • Kennedya prostrata var. alba Guilf. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Kennedya prostrata var. major DC. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Kennedya prostrata var. minor G.Don (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA, SA, NSW, Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: Angevin_2011 (6), Burrows_2008_2 (5), Burrows_2020 (5), Cheal_2017 (8), Clarke_2015 (3), Collette_2021 (1), Cross_2009 (4), Draper_2023 (3), Funk_2016 (60), Harvey_2017 (6), Jordan_2001 (7), Kew_2019_1 (5), Kew_2019_5 (1), Kew_2019_6 (2), Mokany_2015 (2), Morgan_2011_1 (5), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (13), NSWFRD_2014 (11), Pate_1990 (4), Pickup_2021 (10), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (19), SAH_2014 (2), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (19), Schmidt_1993 (2), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Standish_2019 (8), Sweedman_2006 (4), Tsakalos_2020 (20), WAH_2022_2 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wheeler_2002 (9), White_2020 (20), Williams_2005 (4), Williams_2011 (9), Wright_2000 (9), vanderMoezel_1987 (2). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 93 traits from 314 records in 42 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 (10); partial_resprouting (1); resprouts (2) [sources: Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; Harvey_2017; NSWFRD_2014; Pate_1990; Pickup_2021; Standish_2019; Tsakalos_2020; White_2020; vanderMoezel_1987]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (7) [sources: Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Pate_1990; Pickup_2021; vanderMoezel_1987]
  • fire_time_from_fire_to_flowering (numerical): 19 mo (19-19 mo) [sources: Burrows_2020]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 38.33 mm (20-50 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 6.75 mm (5-8 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 7 mm (6-8 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): legume (5) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (4) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006; Tsakalos_2020; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 931.97 mm2 (721.22-1142.72 mm2) [sources: Angevin_2011; Mokany_2015]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 24.62 mm (6-80 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2014; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 30 mm (6-52 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 2.75 cm (0.5-5 cm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 81.09 g/m2 (72.83-105.15 g/m2) [sources: Angevin_2011; Cross_2009; Funk_2016]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.38 g/g (0.38-0.38 g/g) [sources: Angevin_2011]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); orbicular (3); widely_obovate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): undulate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (5) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Tsakalos_2020; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_glaucousness (categorical): not_glaucous (2) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): hairy (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (4) [sources: Munroe_2019; Tsakalos_2020; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): climber (4); climber_woody (1); herb (8); shrub (3) [sources: Angevin_2011; Funk_2016; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Schmidt_1993; Standish_2019; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; Wheeler_2002; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): chamaephyte (3); hemicryptophyte (1) [sources: Funk_2016; Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (16) [sources: Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Cheal_2017; Cross_2009; Funk_2016; Jordan_2001; Morgan_2011_1; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Standish_2019; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023; Wheeler_2002; Williams_2005]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (4); semi_woody (1); woody (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): prostrate (5) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2; White_2020]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): nitrogen_fixer (5) [sources: Funk_2016; Standish_2019; Tsakalos_2020; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (4); cluster_roots (1); ectomycorrhizal (1); proteoid_root (1) [sources: Funk_2016; Schmidt_1993; Standish_2019; Tsakalos_2020]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: Tsakalos_2020; White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • reproductive_maturity (numerical): 1.58 a (1.58-1.58 a) [sources: Burrows_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1); myrmecochory (4); undefined (1); zoochory (2) [sources: Angevin_2011; Draper_2023; Kew_2019_5; Morgan_2011_1; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): ants (2); invertebrates (1); passive (1) [sources: Draper_2023; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnyyyyn (3); nyyyyyyyyynn (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; Tsakalos_2020; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank_absent (1); soil_seedbank (8) [sources: Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Harvey_2017; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; Standish_2019; Williams_2005]
  • serotiny (categorical): not_serotinous (1) [sources: Harvey_2017]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); persistent (4) [sources: Cheal_2017; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): physical_dormancy (1) [sources: Collette_2021]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (3) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2005]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): none (2) [sources: Burrows_2008_2; Clarke_2015]
nutrient and stable isotope
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 18.09 mg (11.1-29.7 mg) [sources: Angevin_2011; Cross_2009; Kew_2019_1]
  • seed_length (numerical): 3.5 mm (3-4 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 2.5 mm (2.5-2.5 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001; SAH_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (3); ovoid_elongated (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Funk_20161760J. L. Funk, R. J. Standish, W. D. Stock, and F. Valladares. “Plant functional traits of dominant native and invasive species in mediterranean-climate ecosystems”. Ecology 97.1 (2016), pp. 75-83. doi: 10.1890/15-0974.1.
Tsakalos_20201920J. L. Tsakalos, M. Renton, F. Riviera, E. J. Veneklaas, M. P. Dobrowolski, and L. Mucina. “Trait-based formal definition of plant functional types and functional communities in the multi-species and multi-traits context”. Ecological Complexity 40 (2019), p. 100787. doi: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2019.100787.
White_20202020M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
RBGV_20231319VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_20231519S. 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/.
NHNSW_20231013N. 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/.
NSWFRD_20141011B. 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.
Pickup_2021510M. 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.
Wheeler_200289J. 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.
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.
Wright_200099I. J. Wright, H. T. Clifford, R. Kidson, M. L. Reed, B. L. Rice, and M. Westoby. “A survey of seed and seedling characters in 1744 Australian dicotyledon species: Cross-species trait correlations and correlated trait-shifts within evolutionary lineages”. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 69 (2000), pp. 521-547. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2000.tb01222.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.
Standish_201988R. Standish. “Unpublished data: Jarrah forest, Murdoch University”. 2019.
Jordan_200177G. 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.
Angevin_201166T. Angevin. “Species richness and functional trait diversity response to land use in a temperate eucalypt woodland community”. Honours. La Trobe University, 2011.
Harvey_201766J. M. Harvey, A. J. M. Hopkins, M. A. Langley, C. R. Gosper, M. R. Williams, and C. J. Yates. “Long-term studies of post-fire reproduction in an Australian shrubland and woodland”. Australian Journal of Botany 65.4 (2017), p. 339. doi: 10.1071/bt17011.
Burrows_2008_255N. D. Burrows, G. Wardell-Johnson, and B. Ward. “Post-fire juvenile period of plants in south-west Australia forests and implications for fire management”. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 91 (2008), pp. 163-174. ISSN: 0035922X. url: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19156 (visited on 03/27/2025).
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Clarke_201533P. J. Clarke, M. J. Lawes, B. P. Murphy, J. Russell-Smith, C. E. Nano, R. Bradstock, N. J. Enright, J. B. Fontaine, C. R. Gosper, I. Radford, J. J. Midgley, and R. M. Gunton. “A synthesis of postfire recovery traits of woody plants in Australian ecosystems”. Science of The Total Environment 534 (2015), pp. 31-42. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.002.
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Collette_202111J. C. Collette and M. K. J. Ooi. “Distribution of seed dormancy classes across a fire-prone continent: effects of rainfall seasonality and temperature”. Annals of Botany 127.5 (2021), pp. 613-620. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcaa203.
Kew_2019_511Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed dispersal data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Munroe_201911S. E. M. Munroe, F. A. McInerney, J. Andrae, N. Welti, G. R. Guerin, E. Leitch, T. Hall, S. Szarvas, R. Atkins, S. Caddy-Retalic, and B. Sparrow. “The Photosynthetic Pathways of Plant Species Surveyed in Australia's National Terrestrial Monitoring Network”. Scientific Data 8 (2021), p. 97. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00877-z.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.