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Leptospermum lanigerum

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Family Myrtaceae

Taxonomy: Leptospermum lanigerum (Sol. ex Aiton) Sm.

Synonyms: 19 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Leptospermum australe Salisb. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Leptospermum lanigerum (Sol. ex Aiton) Sm. var. lanigerum (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Leptospermum lanigerum var. montanum Rodway (taxonomic synonym)
  • Leptospermum lanigerum var. pubescens (Willd.) Hook.f. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Leptospermum lanigerum var. pubescens DC. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Leptospermum microphyllum F.Muell. ex Miq. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Leptospermum microphyllum Hoffmanns. var. microphyllum (taxonomic synonym)
  • Leptospermum microphyllum var. glaucum F.Muell. ex Miq. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Leptospermum microphyllum var. viride F.Muell. ex Miq. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Leptospermum pubescens Willd. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Leptospermum pubescens f. angustifolia Miq. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Leptospermum pubescens f. minor Miq. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Leptospermum sericeum Hook.f. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Leptospermum splendens Schauer (taxonomic synonym)
  • Philadelphia laniger W.R.Barker, R.M.Barker, Jessop & Vonow (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Philadelphus laniger Aiton (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Philadelphus laniger Aiton var. laniger (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Philadelphus laniger var. canescens Aiton (taxonomic synonym)
  • Philadelphus laniger var. piliger Aiton (taxonomic synonym)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (6), Bloomfield_2018 (75), Carey_2003 (3), Clarke_2015 (3), Collette_2021 (1), Draper_2023 (3), Fonseca_2000 (5), Hughes_1992 (3), Ilic_2000 (1), Jordan_2001 (6), Kew_2019_1 (9), Kew_2019_3 (2), Kew_2019_6 (5), McGlone_2015 (6), Mokany_2015 (3), NHNSW_2014_2 (2), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (18), NSWFRD_2014 (5), Ooi_2007 (101), Prior_2022 (12), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (20), Rumman_2018 (4), SAH_2014 (1), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (16), Schmidt_1993 (1), Sjostrom_2006 (3), Tng_2013 (6), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Westoby_2004 (11), White_2020 (21), Williams_2011 (10). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 91 traits from 374 records in 35 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 (2); partial_resprouting (2); resprouts (5) [sources: Carey_2003; Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Prior_2022; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1); post_fire_recruitment_absent (1) [sources: Carey_2003; Clarke_2015]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_width (numerical): 7.17 mm (5-10 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 7.17 mm (5-10 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 37.93 mm2 (10.07-62.83 mm2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Mokany_2015; Tng_2013; Westoby_2004]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 11.8 mm (3-20 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2014; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 3.16 mm (1.5-4 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 4 mg (4-4 mg) [sources: Fonseca_2000]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 135.61 g/m2 (102.67-180.51 g/m2) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Fonseca_2000; Tng_2013; Westoby_2004]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.6 g/g (0.55-0.67 g/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018]
  • leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: Rumman_2018]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (1); narrowly_elliptical (1); narrowly_oblanceolate (2); narrowly_obovate (1); oblong (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1); revolute (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (5) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Westoby_2004]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1); incurved (1); recurved (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3) [sources: Kew_2019_3; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (7); tree (7) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Hughes_1992; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; Rumman_2018; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (5) [sources: Jordan_2001; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): ectomycorrhizal (2) [sources: Schmidt_1993; Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (2); barochory (1); zoochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): abiotic (1); animals (1); passive (1); wind (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnyyn (1); ynnnnnnnnyyy (2); yynnnnnnyyyy (1) [sources: Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): non_dormant (2) [sources: Collette_2021; Ooi_2007]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (2); basal_stem_buds (1); none (5) [sources: Carey_2003; Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Prior_2022]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 9.91 mg/g (6.21-12.93 mg/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.24 mg/g (0.1-0.51 mg/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -30.06 {delta}[ppth] (-31.14--28.98 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Rumman_2018; Tng_2013]
physiology
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.18 mg (0.07-0.25 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Kew_2019_1; Mokany_2015; Ooi_2007]
  • seed_length (numerical): 2.56 mm (2.2-3 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 0.57 mm (0.39-0.75 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001]
  • seed_shape (categorical): comma-shaped (1); cuneate (1); cylindrical (1); ovoid (1) [sources: ANBG_2019; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.55 mg/mm3 (0.25-0.74 mg/mm3) [sources: Ilic_2000; Tng_2013; Westoby_2004]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Ooi_20072101M. K. J. Ooi, P. Myerscough, and T. Auld. “Unpublished data: Longterm seed mass field campaign, University of New South Wales”. 2007.
Bloomfield_20182475K. J. Bloomfield, L. A. Cernusak, D. Eamus, D. S. Ellsworth, I. C. Prentice, I. J. Wright, M. M. Boer, M. G. Bradford, P. Cale, J. Cleverly, J. J. G. Egerton, B. J. Evans, L. S. Hayes, M. F. Hutchinson, M. J. Liddell, C. Macfarlane, W. S. Meyer, S. M. Prober, H. F. Togashi, T. Wardlaw, L. Zhu, and O. K. Atkin. “A continental-scale assessment of variability in leaf traits: Within species, across sites and between seasons”. Functional Ecology 32.6 (2018), pp. 1492-1506. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13097.
White_20202121M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
RBGV_20231620VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_20231418N. 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/.
SAH_20231416S. 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/.
Prior_2022312L. D. Prior, S. M. Foyster, J. M. Furlaud, G. J. Williamson, and D. M. Bowman. “Using permanent forest plots to evaluate the resilience to fire of Tasmania's tall wet eucalypt forests”. Forest Ecology and Management 505 (2022), p. 119922. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119922.
Westoby_2004411M. Westoby. “Unpublished data: Trait data for plant species at Mt Wellington and Sea Acres, Macquarie University”. 2004.
Williams_20111010R. 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.
Kew_2019_119Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
ANBG_201966Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Jordan_200166G. 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.
McGlone_201566M. S. McGlone, S. J. Richardson, G. J. Jordan, and G. L. Perry. “Is there a `suboptimal' woody species height? A response to Scheffer et al.”. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 30.1 (2015), pp. 4-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.09.007.
Tng_201366D. Y. P. Tng, G. J. Jordan, and D. M. J. S. Bowman. “Plant traits demonstrate that temperate and tropical giant Eucalypt forests are ecologically convergent with rainforest not savanna”. PLoS ONE 8 (2013), p. e84378. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084378.
Fonseca_200055C. R. Fonseca, J. M. Overton, B. Collins, and M. Westoby. “Shifts in trait-combinations along rainfall and phosphorus gradients”. Journal of Ecology 88 (2000), pp. 964-977. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00506.x.
Kew_2019_615Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
NSWFRD_201455B. 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.
Rumman_201844R. Rumman, O. K. Atkin, K. J. Bloomfield, and D. Eamus. “Variation in bulk-leaf 13C discrimination, leaf traits and wateruse efficiency-trait relationships along a continental-scale climate gradient in Australia”. Global Change Biology 24 (2018), pp. 1186-1200. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13911.
Carey_200333A. C. &. M. E. &. P. H. &. M. L. &. T. M. &. P. O. &. S. S. &. D. S. &. N. Webb. Wildfires in the ACT 2003: Report on Initial Impacts on Natural Ecosystems. Technical Report No. 17. Environment ACT, 2003. url: https://www.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/2539593/17-wildfires-in-the-act-report-on-initial-impacts-on-natural-ecosystems-2003.pdf.
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.
Draper_202333J. T. Draper, S. Delean, J. G. Conran, P. Weinstein, and B. S. Simpson. “Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany unknown.unknown (2023), p. unknown. doi: 10.1071/BT22110.
Hughes_199233L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
Mokany_201533K. Mokany, J. J. Thomson, A. J. J. Lynch, G. J. Jordan, and S. Ferrier. “Linking changes in community composition and function under climate change”. Ecological Applications 25.8 (2015), pp. 2132-2141. doi: 10.1890/14-2384.1.
NHNSW_202233N. 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_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_202233S. 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/.
Sjostrom_200633A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x.
Kew_2019_322Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Salt and water tolerance data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
NHNSW_2014_222Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
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.
Ilic_200011J. Ilic, D. Boland, M. McDonald, D. G, and P. Blakemore. Woody density phase 1 - State of knowledge. National Carbon Accounting System. Technical Report 18. Tech. rep. Australian Greenhouse Office, Canberra, Australia, 2000.
SAH_201411J. 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.
Schmidt_199311S. Schmidt. “Unpublished data: Compilation of mycorrhizal status data, University of Queensland”. 1993.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.