AusTraits

Marsilea drummondii

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Family Marsileaceae

Taxonomy: Marsilea drummondii A.Braun

Synonyms: 38 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Marsilea drummondi A.Braun (orthographic variant)
  • Marsilea drummondi var. megalophylla A.Braun (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea drummondi var. minor A.Braun (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea drummondii A.Braun f. drummondii (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Marsilea drummondii A.Braun var. drummondii (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Marsilea drummondii f. macra (A.Braun) Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea drummondii var. elata (A.Braun) Baker (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea drummondii var. elata A.Braun (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea drummondii var. hirsutissima (A.Braun) Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea drummondii var. howittiana (A.Braun) Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea drummondii var. macra A.Braun (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea drummondii var. megalophylla A.Braun (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea drummondii var. minor A.Braun (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea drummondii var. nardu (A.Braun) Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea drummondii var. orientalis A.Braun (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea drummondii var. oxaloides (A.Braun) Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea drummondii var. salvatrix (Hanst.) A.Braun (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea drummondii var. sericea (A.Braun) Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea elata A.Braun (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea elata A.Braun var. elata (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea hirsuta var. nardu Entwisle (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea hirsutissima A.Braun (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea howittiana A.Braun (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea macra (A.Braun) A.Braun (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea macropus Hook. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea nardu A.Braun (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea nardu A.Braun var. nardu (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea nardu var. megalophylla (A.Braun) A.Braun (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea oxaloides A.Braun (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea salvatrix Curr. (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea salvatrix Hanst. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea sericea A.Braun (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilea sylvatrix A.Braun (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilia drummondii A.Braun (orthographic variant)
  • Marsilia drummondii var. elata A.Braun (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilia drummondii var. macra A.Braun (taxonomic synonym)
  • Marsilia drummondii var. salvatrix A.Braun (taxonomic synonym)
  • Zaluzianskya drummondii (A.Braun) Kuntze (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (12), Catford_2014 (7), Crowley_2007 (2), Curtis_2012 (14), Leishman_1992 (5), NHNSW_2014_2 (1), NHNSW_2023 (6), NTH_2023 (9), Nano_2011 (2), RBGV_2022 (1), RBGV_2023 (9), SAH_2022 (1), SAH_2023 (7), WAH_2022_2 (5), WAH_2023_2 (5), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (36), Williams_2011 (12). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 50 traits from 140 records in 20 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
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 606.62 mm2 (67-1146.24 mm2) [sources: Curtis_2012; Leishman_1992]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 54.29 mm (5-300 mm) [sources: Curtis_2012; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 13.43 mm (3-27 mm) [sources: Curtis_2012; ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 151.33 mg (151.33-151.33 mg) [sources: Curtis_2012]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 82.41 g/m2 (30.72-134.09 g/m2) [sources: Catford_2014; Curtis_2012]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.48 g/g (0.48-0.48 g/g) [sources: Curtis_2012]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): obovate (1); obtriangular (4); widely_obovate (4); widely_ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (4); toothed_crenate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): clustered (2); scattered (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1); c4 (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): fern (4); herb (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; Catford_2014; Curtis_2012; Leishman_1992; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): hydrophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: Curtis_2012; Leishman_1992; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • plant_growth_substrate (categorical): aquatic (6); terrestrial (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Williams_2011]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): floating (1); prostrate (1); rhizomatous (2) [sources: Catford_2014; WAH_2022_2; Williams_2011]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): non_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): abiotic (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1); hydrochory (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): water (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (3) [sources: Catford_2014; White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): no_storage_organ (1); rhizome (5); rhizome_woody (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; Leishman_1992; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (2) [sources: Crowley_2007; Nano_2011]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.01 mg (0-0.01 mg) [sources: Catford_2014; Williams_2011]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_20201836M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Curtis_20121414E. M. Curtis, A. Leigh, and S. Rayburg. “Relationships among leaf traits of Australian arid zone plants: alternative modes of thermal protection”. Australian Journal of Botany 60.6 (2012), pp. 471-483. doi: 10.1071/bt11284.
ABRS_2023812Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Williams_20111212R. 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.
NTH_202379D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/.
RBGV_202389VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Catford_201477J. A. Catford, W. K. Morris, P. A. Vesk, C. J. Gippel, and B. J. Downes. “Species and environmental characteristics point to flow regulation and drought as drivers of riparian plant invasion”. Diversity and Distributions 20 (2014), pp. 1084-1096. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12225.
SAH_202367S. 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_202356N. 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/.
Leishman_199255M. R. Leishman and M. Westoby. “Classifying plants into groups on the basis of associations of individual traits-Evidence from Australian semi-arid woodlands”. Journal of Ecology 80 (1992), pp. 417-424. doi: 10.2307/2260687.
WAH_2022_255Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
WAH_2023_245Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
ABRS_202233Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Crowley_200722G. Crowley, M. Gardener, and M. Marrinan. Tropical savannas fire response database. 2007. url: [www.landmanager.org.au](www.landmanager.org.au).
Nano_201122C. E. M. Nano and P. J. Clarke. “How do drought and fire influence the patterns of resprouting in Australian deserts?”. Plant Ecology 212 (2011), pp. 2095-2110. doi: 10.1007/s11258-011-9988-x.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
NHNSW_2014_211Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
RBGV_202211VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_202211S. 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/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.