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Mentha diemenica

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Family Lamiaceae

Taxonomy: Mentha diemenica Spreng.

Synonyms: 10 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Mentha diemenica Spreng. var. diemenica (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Mentha diemenica var. serpyllifolia (Benth.) J.H.Willis (taxonomic synonym)
  • Mentha dimenica Stanley (orthographic variant)
  • Mentha gracilis R.Br. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Mentha gracilis var. serpyllifolia (Benth.) Ewart (taxonomic synonym)
  • Mentha serpyllifolia Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Mentha serpyllifolia Benth. var. serpyllifolia (taxonomic synonym)
  • Mentha sp. 1 (taxonomic synonym)
  • Micromeria gracilis (R.Br.) Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Micromeria sessilis Benth. (taxonomic synonym)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (1), Catford_2014 (7), Cheal_2017 (9), Doherty_2021 (2), Draper_2023 (3), Jordan_2001 (6), Kew_2019_1 (1), Mesaglio_2022 (1), Mokany_2015 (2), Morgan_2011_1 (5), NHNSW_2014_2 (2), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (13), Pickup_2021 (3), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (13), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (10), Sjostrom_2006 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (61), Williams_2011 (9). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 57 traits from 165 records in 23 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 (1); resprouts (5) [sources: Cheal_2017; Doherty_2021; Pickup_2021; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; Pickup_2021]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): blue_purple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 1 mm (1-1 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): mericarp (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Jordan_2001]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 576.92 mm2 (188.5-965.35 mm2) [sources: Catford_2014; Mokany_2015]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 13 mm (6-20 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 8 mm (4-12 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 54.6 mg (54.6-54.6 mg) [sources: Catford_2014]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.15 cm (0-0.3 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 56.55 g/m2 (56.55-56.55 g/m2) [sources: Catford_2014]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (3); lanceolate (1); narrowly_ovate (1); ovate (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): truncate (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2); toothed (1); toothed_serrate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3); cam (1) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (10) [sources: Catford_2014; NHNSW_2022; Pickup_2021; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): geophyte (1); hemicryptophyte (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; 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 (4) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): mat-forming (3); prostrate (1); rhizomatous (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; White_2020]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (4) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (4) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1); hydrochory (1); undefined (1); zoochory (3) [sources: Draper_2023; Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): invertebrates (3); water (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnnnn (1); nnnnynnnnnnn (1); yynnnnnnnnny (2); yyynnnnnyyyy (1) [sources: Mesaglio_2022; NHNSW_2014_2; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); transient (3) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (4) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): bud-bearing_root (1) [sources: Doherty_2021]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.19 mg (0.1-0.24 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Catford_2014; Kew_2019_1]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1 mm (1-1 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
  • seed_width (numerical): 0.7 mm (0.7-0.7 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_20202161M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
NHNSW_20231013N. 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/.
RBGV_20231013VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_2023910S. 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_201799D. 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.
Williams_201199R. 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.
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.
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.
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/.
SAH_202244S. 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/.
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.
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.
NHNSW_2014_222Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Sjostrom_200622A. 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.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
ANBG_201911Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Kew_2019_111Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Mesaglio_202211T. Mesaglio. “Unpublished data: Comprehensive biodiversity survey of Wategora Reserve and Everley Park along Duck River, western Sydney”. 2022. doi: 10.32942/X29886.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.