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Lobelia pedunculata

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Family Campanulaceae

Taxonomy: Lobelia pedunculata R.Br.

Synonyms: 7 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Lobelia benthami F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lobelia benthamii F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pratia pedunculata (R.Br.) Benth. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Pratia puberula Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pratia puberula Benth. f. puberula (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pratia sp. aff. pedunculata (South-western Victoria) (taxonomic synonym)
  • Rapuntium pedunculatum (R.Br.) C.Presl (nomenclatural 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: Cheal_2017 (8), Doherty_2021 (2), Draper_2023 (3), Hughes_1992 (3), Jordan_2001 (7), Mokany_2015 (2), Morgan_2011_1 (5), NHNSW_2014_2 (6), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (20), NSWFRD_2014 (6), Pickup_2021 (3), RBGK_2014 (1), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (23), SAH_2022 (9), SAH_2023 (12), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (82), Williams_2011 (10). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 60 traits from 213 records in 21 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): partial_resprouting (1); resprouts (7) [sources: Cheal_2017; Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; Pickup_2021]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): blue_purple (2); white_cream (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): dioecious (3); hermaphrodite (1); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; NHNSW_2022; SAH_2022]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 5.67 mm (3-10 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 5.25 mm (3-8 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 5.25 mm (3-8 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): fleshy (1) [sources: Jordan_2001]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 71.47 mm2 (71.47-71.47 mm2) [sources: Mokany_2015]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 8.17 mm (2-13 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 5.25 mm (1.5-10 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.08 cm (0-0.15 cm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); orbicular (3); ovate (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (1); oblique (1); obtuse (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): toothed (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): distichous (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (5) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (13) [sources: Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (2) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (7) [sources: Cheal_2017; Jordan_2001; Morgan_2011_1; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (5) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (1); mat-forming (2); prostrate (9) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; White_2020]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (5) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (4) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (5) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (2); undefined (1); zoochory (4) [sources: Draper_2023; Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): invertebrates (4); passive (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnyyn (2); ynnnnnnnnnyy (2); yynnnnnnnnyy (3); yyynnnnnnnny (1) [sources: Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); persistent (4) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (5) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): stolon (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); bud-bearing_root (1) [sources: Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.04 mg (0.04-0.04 mg) [sources: RBGK_2014]
  • seed_length (numerical): 0.56 mm (0.5-0.85 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 0.2 mm (0.2-0.2 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_20202182M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
RBGV_20231623VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_20231520N. 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_2023912S. 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/.
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.
SAH_202259S. 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/.
Cheal_201788D. Cheal. Growth stages and tolerable fire intervals for Victoria's native vegetation data sets. Fire and adaptive management, report no. 84. Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, 2010.
Jordan_200177G. 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_2014_236Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NSWFRD_201466B. 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.
Morgan_2011_155J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Grassy woodland traits, La Trobe University”. 2011.
NHNSW_202244N. 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_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
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.
Pickup_202133M. 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.
Doherty_202122M. Doherty. “Fire Severity and Plant Community Dynamics in the Australian Alps, Southeastern New South Wales”. PhD. Australian National University, 2021. url: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/224564.
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.
RBGK_201411Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID). 2014. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.