Monopsis debilis var. depressa
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Family Campanulaceae
Taxonomy: Monopsis debilis var. depressa (L.f.) Phillipson
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Lobelia depressa L.f. (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Monopsis simplex (L.) E.Wimm. var. simplex (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (12), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (17), Tsakalos_2020 (16), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 28 traits from 56 records in 7 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 5.75 mm (4.5-7 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 15.75 mm (2-30 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 2.7 mm (0.8-5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); linear (2); oblanceolate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1); toothed (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
- leaf_glaucousness (categorical): not_glaucous (2) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
- leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): hairy (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
life history
- photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): annual (2); perennial (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (4) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Tsakalos_2020; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (3); erect (1); prostrate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Tsakalos_2020]
- root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
- parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
- flowering_time (categorical): ynnnnnnyyyyy (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 0.45 mm (0.4-0.5 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.3 m (0.3-0.3 m) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBGV_2023 | 13 | 17 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| Tsakalos_2020 | 15 | 16 | J. 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. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 10 | 12 | N. 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/. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 4 | 4 | N. 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_2022 | 4 | 4 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |