Lampranthus glaucus
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Family Aizoaceae
Taxonomy: Lampranthus glaucus (L.) N.E.Br.
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Mesembryanthemum glaucum L. (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Lampranthus aurantiacus (DC.) Schwantes ex Jacobsen (misapplied)
- Lampranthus glaucoides (Haw.) N.E.Br. (misapplied)
- Mesembryanthemum aurantium Haw. (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Vic (formerly naturalised), Tas (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (14), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (9), SAH_2014 (1), SAH_2022 (2), SAH_2023 (7), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 17 traits from 48 records in 11 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_type (categorical): capsule (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 11.5 mm (9-14 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 3.75 mm (2-5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2014]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1); toothed_dentate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_glaucousness (categorical): glaucous (1); not_glaucous (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (3); subshrub (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (1); erect (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 1 mm (1-1 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.28 m (0.1-0.4 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 12 | 14 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| RBGV_2023 | 8 | 9 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| SAH_2023 | 7 | 7 | 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/. |
| ABRS_2022 | 4 | 4 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| RBGV_2022 | 3 | 3 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| WAH_2022_2 | 3 | 3 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| SAH_2022 | 2 | 2 | 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/. |
| WAH_2023_2 | 1 | 2 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| SAH_2014 | 1 | 1 | J. P. Jessop and H. R. Toelken. Flora of South Australia, 4th edition, 4 vols. Electronic version curated by J. Kellermann, State Herbarium of South Australia.. Government Printer, Adelaide, 1986. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |