AusTraits

Microseris scapigera

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Family Asteraceae

Taxonomy: Microseris scapigera (Sol. ex A.Cunn.) Sch.Bip.

Synonyms: 6 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Microderis obtusifolia Gand. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Microseris aff. lanceolata (Basalt Plain) (taxonomic synonym)
  • Microseris obtusifolia Gand. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Microseris sp. 1 (taxonomic synonym)
  • Scorzonera scapigera G.Forst. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Scorzonera scapigera Sol. ex A.Cunn. (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (12), Cheal_2017 (3), Meers_2007 (11), Morgan_2011_1 (5), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (16), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Sweedman_2006 (3), Tolsma_2007 (5), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (41), Williams_2005 (6), Williams_2011 (9). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 51 traits from 131 records in 17 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 (3) [sources: Meers_2007; Tolsma_2007; White_2020]
flower morphology
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 8.25 mm (4-12 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): achene (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): white (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 656 mm2 (656-656 mm2) [sources: Meers_2007]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 160 mm (40-300 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 4.38 mm (0.5-10 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 28.38 g/m2 (28.38-28.38 g/m2) [sources: Meers_2007]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (2); narrowly_lanceolate (1); oblanceolate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2); toothed_dentate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (2); unlobed (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Tolsma_2007; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): geophyte (2); hemicryptophyte (3) [sources: Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cheal_2017; Morgan_2011_1; RBGV_2022; Tolsma_2007; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023; Williams_2005]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1) [sources: WAH_2022_2]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (4) [sources: Meers_2007; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (2) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (6) [sources: Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnyyyyyn (1); yynnnnnnnnny (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank_absent (1) [sources: Williams_2005]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2); vegetative (3) [sources: Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2005]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): root_tuber (1); stem_tuber (1) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): root_tuber (1); stem_tuber (1) [sources: RBGV_2023; WAH_2023_2]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 2.06 mg (1.43-2.69 mg) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2005]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_20202141M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
RBGV_20231216VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
ABRS_2023912Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Meers_20071111T. Meers. “Role of plant functional traits in determining the response of vegetation to land use change on the Delatite Peninsula, Victoria.”. PhD. University of Melbourne, 2007.
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.
Williams_200566N. S. G. Williams, J. W. Morgan, M. J. McDonnell, and M. A. McCarthy. “Plant traits and local extinctions in natural grasslands along an urban-rural gradient”. Journal of Ecology 93.6 (2005), pp. 1203-1213. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01039.x.
Morgan_2011_155J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Grassy woodland traits, La Trobe University”. 2011.
Tolsma_200755A. D. Tolsma, S. M. Read, and K. G. Tolhurst. “Roots of Australian alpine plant species contain high levels of stored carbohydrates independent of post-fire regeneration strategy”. Australian Journal of Botany 55.8 (2007), pp. 771-779. doi: 10.1071/BT06216.
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.
WAH_2022_244Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. 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.
Cheal_201733D. 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.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Sweedman_200613L. Sweedman and D. Merritt. Australian Seeds: A Guide to Their Collection, Identification, and Biology. CSIRO Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 9780643094079.
WAH_2023_223Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.