Ophioglossum lusitanicum
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Family Ophioglossaceae
Taxonomy: Ophioglossum lusitanicum L.
Synonyms: 7 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Ophioglossum coriaceum A.Cunn. (taxonomic synonym)
- Ophioglossum luersseni Prantl (taxonomic synonym)
- Ophioglossum lusitanicum subsp. coriaceum (A.Cunn.) R.T.Clausen (taxonomic synonym)
- Ophioglossum lusitanicum var. coriaceum Chinnock (taxonomic synonym)
- Ophioglossum vulgatum var. luersseni Domin (orthographic variant)
- Ophioglossum vulgatum var. luerssenii (Prantl) Domin (taxonomic synonym)
- Ophioglossum vulgatum var. lusitanicum (L.) Hook.f. (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Ophioglossum nudicaule L.f. (misapplied)
- Ophioglossum nudicaule L.f. (pro parte misapplied)
- Ophioglossum vulgatum L. (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, LHI, NI, ACT, Vic, Tas
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, NT eFlora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (2), ABRS_2023 (9), Cheal_2017 (6), Crowley_2007 (2), Doherty_2021 (2), Dwyer_2017 (12), Mokany_2008 (6), Mokany_2015 (2), NHNSW_2014_2 (1), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (10), NTH_2022 (1), NTH_2023 (8), Nano_2011 (2), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (7), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (8), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (5), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (60), Williams_2011 (10). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 45 traits from 169 records in 24 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): resprouts (7) [sources: Cheal_2017; Crowley_2007; Doherty_2021; Nano_2011; White_2020]
leaf morphology
- leaf_area (numerical): 392.7 mm2 (392.7-392.7 mm2) [sources: Mokany_2015]
- leaf_length (numerical): 24.1 mm (8-50 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 7 mm (2-15 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023]
- leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 29.24 g/m2 (24.25-31.65 g/m2) [sources: Dwyer_2017]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (4); lanceolate (3); narrowly_elliptical (1); obovate (1); obtriangular (1); ovate (3); widely_elliptical (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cuneate (2); rounded (1); truncate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (3) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]
- 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 (5) [sources: Mokany_2008; White_2020; Williams_2011]
- plant_growth_form (categorical): fern (3); herb (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
- life_form (categorical): geophyte (6) [sources: Cheal_2017; Mokany_2008; White_2020; Williams_2011]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (5); short_lived_perennial (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): dense (1); rhizomatous (1) [sources: NTH_2022; WAH_2022_2]
- nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (5) [sources: Mokany_2008; White_2020; Williams_2011]
- root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
- parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (3) [sources: White_2020]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (3) [sources: White_2020]
- pollination_system (categorical): abiotic (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (4) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
- dispersers (categorical): wind (3) [sources: White_2020]
- seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (3) [sources: White_2020]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (3) [sources: White_2020]
- clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): root_buds (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (5); rhizome_fleshy (1); stem_tuber (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]
- bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (2); bud-bearing_root (1) [sources: Crowley_2007; Doherty_2021; Nano_2011]
seed morphology
- seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0 mg (0-0 mg) [sources: Williams_2011]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.07 m (0.01-0.15 m) [sources: Mokany_2015; NHNSW_2023; WAH_2023_2]
- plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (3) [sources: White_2020]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| White_2020 | 20 | 60 | M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020. |
| Dwyer_2017 | 2 | 12 | J. M. Dwyer and D. C. Laughlin. “Constraints on trait combinations explain climatic drivers of biodiversity: The importance of trait covariance in community assembly”. Ecology Letters 20.7 (2017), pp. 872-882. doi: 10.1111/ele.12781. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 7 | 10 | 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/. |
| Williams_2011 | 10 | 10 | R. 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. |
| ABRS_2023 | 7 | 9 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NTH_2023 | 6 | 8 | D. 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/. |
| SAH_2023 | 7 | 8 | S. 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/. |
| RBGV_2023 | 6 | 7 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| Cheal_2017 | 6 | 6 | D. 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. |
| Mokany_2008 | 6 | 6 | K. Mokany and J. Ash. “Are traits measured on pot grown plants representative of those in natural communities?”. Journal of Vegetation Science 19 (2008), pp. 119-126. doi: 10.3170/2007-8-18340. |
| WAH_2023_2 | 4 | 5 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| WAH_2022_2 | 4 | 4 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 3 | 3 | 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 | 3 | 3 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| SAH_2022 | 3 | 3 | S. 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/. |
| ABRS_2022 | 2 | 2 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| Crowley_2007 | 2 | 2 | G. Crowley, M. Gardener, and M. Marrinan. Tropical savannas fire response database. 2007. url: [www.landmanager.org.au](www.landmanager.org.au). |
| Doherty_2021 | 2 | 2 | M. 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_2015 | 2 | 2 | K. 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. |
| Nano_2011 | 2 | 2 | C. 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_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 1 | 1 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| NTH_2022 | 1 | 1 | D. 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/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |