Oxalis radicosa
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Family Oxalidaceae
Taxonomy: Oxalis radicosa A.Rich.
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC): WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, NI (naturalised), 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 (4), ABRS_2023 (23), Cooper_2013 (11), Draper_2023 (2), NHNSW_2014_2 (2), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (17), NTH_2022 (4), NTH_2023 (7), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (23), SAH_2022 (2), SAH_2023 (14), Sjostrom_2006 (4), TMAG_2009 (12), WAH_1998 (1), WAH_2022_2 (2), WAH_2023_2 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (19), Williams_2011 (9). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 50 traits from 168 records in 22 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 (1) [sources: White_2020]
flower morphology
- flower_colour (categorical): yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 14.2 mm (7-22 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 2.5 mm (2-3 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_height (numerical): 2.5 mm (2-3 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (7) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Cooper_2013; Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 6.75 mm (2-15 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; TMAG_2009]
- leaf_width (numerical): 7.75 mm (3-15 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; TMAG_2009]
- petiole_length (numerical): 5.5 cm (4-7 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): obcordate (6); obovate (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; TMAG_2009]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; TMAG_2009]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
- photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1); cam (1) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (11) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; TMAG_2009; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
- life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; TMAG_2009; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (7); woody_root (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (4); erect (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022]
- leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: TMAG_2009]
- nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
- root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
- parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
- pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): ballistic (2); barochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020; Williams_2011]
- flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnynn (1); nnyyyyyyyyyn (1); yynnyyyyyyyy (1); yyyynnnnyyyy (2) [sources: Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2014_2; TMAG_2009; WAH_1998; White_2020]
- seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (1) [sources: White_2020]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
- clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 1.5 mm (1.3-1.7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.24 m (0.15-0.35 m) [sources: Cooper_2013; NTH_2023; TMAG_2009; WAH_2023_2]
- plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: White_2020]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 16 | 23 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| RBGV_2023 | 16 | 23 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| White_2020 | 19 | 19 | M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 13 | 17 | 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/. |
| SAH_2023 | 11 | 14 | 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/. |
| TMAG_2009 | 10 | 12 | Tasmanian Herbarium. Flora of Tasmania Online. 2009. url: http://www.tmag.tas.gov.au/floratasmania. |
| Cooper_2013 | 9 | 11 | W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272. |
| Williams_2011 | 9 | 9 | 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. |
| NTH_2023 | 7 | 7 | 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/. |
| ABRS_2022 | 4 | 4 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.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/. |
| NTH_2022 | 4 | 4 | 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/. |
| 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/. |
| 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. |
| Draper_2023 | 2 | 2 | J. T. Draper, S. Delean, J. G. Conran, P. Weinstein, and B. S. Simpson. “Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany unknown.unknown (2023), p. unknown. doi: 10.1071/BT22110. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 2 | 2 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| SAH_2022 | 2 | 2 | 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/. |
| WAH_2022_2 | 2 | 2 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| WAH_1998 | 1 | 1 | Western Australian Herbarium. FloraBase: The Western Australian flora. 1998. url: http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au. |
| WAH_2023_2 | 1 | 1 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. 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. |