Muehlenbeckia complexa
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Family Polygonaceae
Taxonomy: Muehlenbeckia complexa (A.Cunn.) Meisn.
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Muehlenbeckia sp. (taxonomic synonym)
- Polygonum complexum A.Cunn. (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Muehlenbeckia axillaris (Hook.f.) Endl. (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), NSW, LHI
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (12), Sjostrom_2006 (4), WAH_2022_2 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 16 traits from 24 records in 6 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
flower morphology
- sex_type (categorical): dioecious (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 2 mm (2-2 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): achene (1); nut (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_colour (categorical): black (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 1.25 mm (0.5-2 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 0.35 cm (0.2-0.5 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): orbicular (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): obtuse (1); rounded (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): climber (2); climber_woody (1); shrub (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 1 m (1-1 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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/. |
| Sjostrom_2006 | 4 | 4 | A. 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_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| WAH_2022_2 | 1 | 1 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |