Kniphofia uvaria
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Family Asphodelaceae
Taxonomy: Kniphofia uvaria (L.) Oken
Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Aletris uvaria (L.) L. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Aloe uvaria L. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Kniphofia alooides Moench (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (15), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (17), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 23 traits from 47 records in 7 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
flower morphology
- flower_colour (categorical): green (1); red_brown (1); yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 10.5 mm (7-14 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 10.5 mm (7-14 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_height (numerical): 10.5 mm (7-14 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 587.5 mm (300-900 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 13.75 mm (5-25 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): linear (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1); rhizomatous (1); spreading (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
- flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnnnn (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 3 mm (3-3 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- seed_width (numerical): 1.5 mm (1.5-1.5 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 1.5 m (1.5-1.5 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBGV_2023 | 14 | 17 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 11 | 15 | 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_2014_2 | 4 | 4 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://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/. |
| RBGV_2022 | 4 | 4 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.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. |