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Lysimachia arvensis

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Family Primulaceae

Taxonomy: Lysimachia arvensis (L.) U.Manns & Anderb.

Synonyms: 16 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Anagallis arvensis L. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Anagallis arvensis L. f. arvensis (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Anagallis arvensis L. subsp. arvensis (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Anagallis arvensis L. var. arvensis (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Anagallis arvensis f. carnea (Schrank) Schinz & R.Keller (taxonomic synonym)
  • Anagallis arvensis var. caerulea (L.) Gouan (taxonomic synonym)
  • Anagallis arvensis var. coerulea Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Anagallis arvensis var. phoenicea Gouan (taxonomic synonym)
  • Anagallis caerulea L. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Anagallis caerulea Schreb. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Anagallis carnea Schrank (taxonomic synonym)
  • Anagallis coerulea F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Anagallis parviflora Hoffmanns. & Link (taxonomic synonym)
  • Anagallis phoenicea Scop. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lysimachia arvensis var. Blue flowers (I.C.Clarke 2296) Vic. Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)
  • Lysimachia arvensis var. caerulea (L.) Turland & Bergmeier (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Anagallis arvensis subsp. foemina (Mill.) Schinz & Thell. (misapplied)
  • Anagallis foemina Mill. (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), LHI (naturalised), NI (naturalised), ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

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

Traits

Top source datasets: Burrows_2008_2 (5), Burrows_2020 (5), Cheal_2017 (8), Doherty_2021 (3), Dwyer_2017 (9), Funk_2016 (61), Kubiak_2009 (2), Mesaglio_2022 (2), Mokany_2008 (43), Munroe_2019 (2), NHNSW_2014_2 (5), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (12), NSWFRD_2014 (3), RBGV_2022 (2), RBGV_2023 (11), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (14), Schmidt_1993 (1), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Standish_2019 (7), Tsakalos_2020 (15), WAH_2022_2 (12), WAH_2023_2 (5), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 72 traits from 240 records in 26 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): blue_purple (1); pink (1); yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 5 mm (4-6 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 4.5 mm (3-6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 4.5 mm (3-6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Sjostrom_2006; Tsakalos_2020]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 150.7 mm2 (118.9-168.38 mm2) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 21.75 mm (4-47.5 mm) [sources: Mokany_2008; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 9.5 mm (3-15 mm) [sources: Mokany_2008; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 9.37 mg (5.6-11.6 mg) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 26.75 g/m2 (13.16-70.38 g/m2) [sources: Dwyer_2017; Funk_2016; Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_mass_fraction (numerical): 0.52 g/g (0.51-0.53 g/g) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.14 g/g (0.13-0.15 g/g) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); narrowly_ovate (1); oblong (1); ovate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_glaucousness (categorical): not_glaucous (2) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 57.67 deg (25-79 deg) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (4) [sources: Mokany_2008; Munroe_2019; Tsakalos_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (10) [sources: Funk_2016; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Standish_2019; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (1); therophyte (1) [sources: Funk_2016; Mokany_2008]
  • life_history (categorical): annual (10); perennial (2) [sources: Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Cheal_2017; Funk_2016; NHNSW_2022; Standish_2019; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (8) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (4); erect (1); prostrate (2); sprawling (1); spreading (3) [sources: SAH_2022; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: Funk_2016; Mokany_2008; Standish_2019]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (4) [sources: Funk_2016; Schmidt_1993; Standish_2019; Tsakalos_2020]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • reproductive_maturity (numerical): 0.83 a (0.83-0.83 a) [sources: Burrows_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyynn (1); nnnnnnnnyyyn (1); nnnnnnnyyyyy (1); ynnnyyyyyyyy (1) [sources: Mesaglio_2022; NHNSW_2014_2; Tsakalos_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (4) [sources: Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Doherty_2021; Standish_2019]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; NSWFRD_2014]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): none (2) [sources: Burrows_2008_2; Doherty_2021]
nutrient and stable isotope
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.52 mg (0.52-0.52 mg) [sources: Dwyer_2017]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1.2 mm (1.2-1.2 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1); polyhedral (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Funk_20161761J. L. Funk, R. J. Standish, W. D. Stock, and F. Valladares. “Plant functional traits of dominant native and invasive species in mediterranean-climate ecosystems”. Ecology 97.1 (2016), pp. 75-83. doi: 10.1890/15-0974.1.
Mokany_20081943K. Mokany and J. Ash. “Are traits measured on pot grown plants representative of those in natural communities?”. Journal of Vegetation Science 19 (2008), pp. 119-126. doi: 10.3170/2007-8-18340.
Tsakalos_20201415J. L. Tsakalos, M. Renton, F. Riviera, E. J. Veneklaas, M. P. Dobrowolski, and L. Mucina. “Trait-based formal definition of plant functional types and functional communities in the multi-species and multi-traits context”. Ecological Complexity 40 (2019), p. 100787. doi: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2019.100787.
SAH_2023914S. 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/.
NHNSW_2023912N. 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/.
WAH_2022_2412Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
RBGV_2023911VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Dwyer_201739J. M. Dwyer and D. C. Laughlin. “Constraints on trait combinations explain climatic drivers of biodiversity: The importance of trait covariance in community assembly”. Ecology Letters 20.7 (2017), pp. 872-882. doi: 10.1111/ele.12781.
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.
Standish_201977R. Standish. “Unpublished data: Jarrah forest, Murdoch University”. 2019.
Burrows_2008_255N. D. Burrows, G. Wardell-Johnson, and B. Ward. “Post-fire juvenile period of plants in south-west Australia forests and implications for fire management”. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 91 (2008), pp. 163-174. ISSN: 0035922X. url: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19156 (visited on 03/27/2025).
Burrows_202055N. Burrows. Data from 'Plant Ecological Attributes' theme, NatureMap, DBCA, WA. 2020.
NHNSW_2014_255Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
WAH_2023_215Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.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.
Doherty_202133M. 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.
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/.
NSWFRD_201433B. 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.
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/.
Kubiak_200922P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
Mesaglio_202212T. Mesaglio. “Unpublished data: Comprehensive biodiversity survey of Wategora Reserve and Everley Park along Duck River, western Sydney”. 2022. doi: 10.32942/X29886.
Munroe_201912S. E. M. Munroe, F. A. McInerney, J. Andrae, N. Welti, G. R. Guerin, E. Leitch, T. Hall, S. Szarvas, R. Atkins, S. Caddy-Retalic, and B. Sparrow. “The Photosynthetic Pathways of Plant Species Surveyed in Australia's National Terrestrial Monitoring Network”. Scientific Data 8 (2021), p. 97. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00877-z.
RBGV_202222VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
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.