Patersonia sericea var. sericea
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Family Iridaceae
Taxonomy: Patersonia sericea R.Br. var. sericea
Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Patersonia sericea var. dissimilis Domin (taxonomic synonym)
- Patersonia sericea var. latifolia Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
- Patersonia sericea var. subalpina (F.Muell.) Domin (taxonomic synonym)
- Patersonia sericea var. typica Domin (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Patersonia glabrata R.Br. (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW, Vic
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (2), ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (9), ANBG_2019 (1), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (16), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (8), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (19). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 36 traits from 67 records in 11 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]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 22.5 mm (15-30 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 375 mm (150-600 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 3.83 mm (1.5-6 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): ensiform (1); linear (1); terete (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): sheathing (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
- photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: White_2020]
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: White_2020]
- parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1) [sources: White_2020]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1) [sources: White_2020]
- flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnyyyyyyn (1); nnnnnyyyyyyy (1) [sources: ABRS_1981; White_2020]
- seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (1) [sources: White_2020]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
seed morphology
- seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.81 mg (0.81-0.81 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019]
- seed_length (numerical): 2.75 mm (2.5-3 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): cylindrical (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.6 m (0.6-0.6 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: White_2020]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 12 | 16 | 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/. |
| ABRS_2023 | 8 | 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. |
| RBGV_2023 | 7 | 8 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.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. |
| 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/. |
| ABRS_1981 | 2 | 2 | B. A. Barlow, H. T. Clifford, A. S. George, and A. K. A. McCusker. Flora of Australia. 1981. url: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/flora/main/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| ANBG_2019 | 1 | 1 | Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |