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Liparophyllum exaltatum

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Family Menyanthaceae

Taxonomy: Liparophyllum exaltatum (Sol. ex Sims) Tippery & Les

Synonyms: 6 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Limnanthemum exaltatum (Sol. ex Sims) F.Muell. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Limnanthemum reniforme J.M.Black (taxonomic synonym)
  • Limnanthemum reniformis (R.Br.) Tate (taxonomic synonym)
  • Menyanthes exaltata Sol. ex Sims (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Renealmia exaltata (Sol. ex Sims) Kuntze (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Villarsia exaltata (Sol. ex Sims) G.Don (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Villarsia parnassifolia (Labill.) R.Br. (pro parte misapplied)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: Draper_2023 (3), Jordan_2001 (6), Kew_2019_1 (1), Kubiak_2009 (4), Mokany_2015 (2), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (5), NHNSW_2023 (11), NSWFRD_2014 (9), Pickup_2021 (5), RBGV_2022 (5), RBGV_2023 (17), Sjostrom_2006 (4), TMAG_2009 (13), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (18), Williams_2011 (11). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 54 traits from 121 records in 18 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
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1); yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 9 mm (5-13 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 11781 mm2 (11781-11781 mm2) [sources: Mokany_2015]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 263.75 mm (40-760 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 26.5 cm (13-40 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); lanceolate (2); ovate (3); widely_ovate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (2); rounded (2); truncate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2); toothed_crenate (1); toothed_dentate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (8) [sources: NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; RBGV_2022; TMAG_2009; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): helophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (5) [sources: Jordan_2001; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; TMAG_2009; Wenk_2023]
  • plant_growth_substrate (categorical): aquatic (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Williams_2011]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (2); floating (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Williams_2011]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: TMAG_2009]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): non_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: 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): epizoochory (2); hydrochory (3); myrmecochory (1); zoochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): abiotic (1); animals (1); ants (1); birds (1); water (2) [sources: Draper_2023; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): ynnnnnnnnnyy (1); yynnnnnnnnyy (1); yyynnnnnyyyy (1); yyyyynnnyyyy (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; TMAG_2009; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): none (1) [sources: Pickup_2021]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (1); transient (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.31 mg (1.31-1.31 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1]
  • seed_length (numerical): 2.24 mm (1.5-3 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • seed_width (numerical): 2 mm (2-2 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
  • seed_shape (categorical): cylindrical (1); ellipsoid (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; TMAG_2009]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_20201818M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
RBGV_20231317VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
TMAG_20091113Tasmanian Herbarium. Flora of Tasmania Online. 2009. url: http://www.tmag.tas.gov.au/floratasmania.
NHNSW_2023811N. 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/.
Williams_20111111R. 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.
NSWFRD_201499B. 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.
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.
NHNSW_202255N. 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/.
Pickup_202155M. 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.
RBGV_202255VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Kubiak_200934P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
NHNSW_2014_244Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Sjostrom_200644A. 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.
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.
Mokany_201522K. 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.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Kew_2019_111Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.