Pelargonium rodneyanum

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Family Geraniaceae

Taxonomy: Pelargonium rodneyanum Lindl.

Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)

Geraniospermum rodneyanum (Lindl.) Kuntze (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): SA, NSW, Vic

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: Angevin_2011 (5), Cross_2009 (4), Draper_2023 (3), Farrell_2017 (42), Lunt_2012 (1), Morgan_2011_1 (5), NHNSW_2014_2 (2), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (15), NSWFRD_2014 (5), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (17), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (9), Sjostrom_2006 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (18), Williams_2005 (3), Williams_2011 (9). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 55 traits from 154 records in 20 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: NSWFRD_2014]
fire_time_from_fire_to_flowering (numerical): 6 mo (6-6 mo) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]

flower morphology

flower_colour (categorical): pink (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 20.25 mm (16-25 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): mericarp (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 814.6 mm2 (814.6-814.6 mm2) [sources: Angevin_2011]
leaf_length (numerical): 40.83 mm (20-55 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 30 mm (15-50 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
petiole_length (numerical): 7.17 cm (3-10 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 61.09 g/m2 (48.43-73.75 g/m2) [sources: Angevin_2011; Cross_2009]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.24 g/g (0.24-0.24 g/g) [sources: Angevin_2011]
leaf_shape (categorical): narrowly_ovate (1); ovate (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (3); unlobed (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1); cam (1) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (8) [sources: Angevin_2011; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (3) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
life_history (categorical): perennial (7) [sources: Cross_2009; Morgan_2011_1; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023; Williams_2005]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (4) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (2) [sources: RBGV_2022; SAH_2022]
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): anemochory (2); ballistic (1); barochory (1); epizoochory (1); undefined (1); zoochory (1) [sources: Angevin_2011; Draper_2023; Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2011]
dispersers (categorical): passive (1); wind (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnnyyy (1); yyyyynnnnnyy (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (1) [sources: White_2020]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2); vegetative (1) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2005]
clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): stem_tuber (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
storage_organ (categorical): root_tuber (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 3.4 mg (2.86-3.94 mg) [sources: Cross_2009; Lunt_2012]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 0.4 m (0.4-0.4 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Farrell_2017	6	42	C. Farrell, C. Szota, and S. K. Arndt. “Does the turgor loss point characterize drought response in dryland plants?”. Plant, Cell & Environment 40.8 (2017), pp. 1500-1511. doi: 10.1111/pce.12948.
White_2020	18	18	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
RBGV_2023	13	17	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2023	11	15	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	9	9	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/.
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.
Angevin_2011	5	5	T. Angevin. “Species richness and functional trait diversity response to land use in a temperate eucalypt woodland community”. Honours. La Trobe University, 2011.
Morgan_2011_1	5	5	J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Grassy woodland traits, La Trobe University”. 2011.
NSWFRD_2014	5	5	B. Kenny, C. Orscheg, E. Tasker, M. A. Gill, and R. Bradstock. NSW Flora Fire Response Database, v2.1. database. NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, 2014.
Cross_2009	4	4	E. Cross. “The characteristics of natives and invaders: A trait-based investigation into the theory of limiting similarity.”. Honours. La Trobe University, 2009.
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/.
SAH_2022	4	4	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/.
Draper_2023	3	3	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_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/.
Williams_2005	3	3	N. S. G. Williams, J. W. Morgan, M. J. McDonnell, and M. A. McCarthy. “Plant traits and local extinctions in natural grasslands along an urban-rural gradient”. Journal of Ecology 93.6 (2005), pp. 1203-1213. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01039.x.
NHNSW_2014_2	2	2	Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Sjostrom_2006	2	2	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.
Lunt_2012	1	1	I. Lunt and J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Trait data from various Morgan and Lunt projects 1990-2012, Charles Sturt & La Trobe University”. 2012.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.