Oxalis polyphylla var. pentaphylla
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Family Oxalidaceae
Taxonomy: Oxalis polyphylla var. pentaphylla (Sims) T.M.Salter
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Oxalis pentaphylla Sims (nomenclatural synonym)
- Oxalis polyphylla var. β pentaphylla T.M.Salter (orthographic variant)
Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, SA eFlora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (18), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 15 traits from 24 records in 4 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 21 mm (10-32 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 1.6 mm (0.7-2.5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 3 cm (1-5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (1); linear (1); strap-shaped (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): conduplicate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): crowded (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- storage_organ (categorical): bulb (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.18 m (0.05-0.3 m) [sources: ABRS_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 12 | 18 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| ABRS_2022 | 3 | 3 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |