Laportea ruderalis
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Family Urticaceae
Taxonomy: Laportea ruderalis (G.Forst.) Chew
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Urtica ruderalis G.Forst. (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Fleurya ruderalis Gaudich. (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): ChI
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (14), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 15 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.
flower morphology
- sex_type (categorical): monoecious (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 1.25 mm (1.25-1.25 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): achene (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 70 mm (20-120 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 40 mm (20-60 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 7.5 cm (1-14 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): widely_ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (1); cuneate (1); rounded (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): toothed_dentate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): annual (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.6 m (0.6-0.6 m) [sources: ABRS_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 11 | 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |