Pellaea nana
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Family Pteridaceae
Taxonomy: Pellaea nana (Hook.) Bostock
Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Hemionitis nana (Hook.) Christenh. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Pellaea falcata var. nana Hook. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Platyloma falcata var. nana (Hook.) F.M.Bailey (nomenclatural synonym)
- Pteris falcata var. nana F.M.Bailey (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Pellaea rotundifolia (G.Forst.) Hook. (misapplied)
- Pteris rotundifolia G.Forst. (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW, Vic
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (2), ABRS_2023 (14), NHNSW_2023 (12), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (15), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (38). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 32 traits from 88 records in 8 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 (2) [sources: White_2020]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 181.92 mm (5-500 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 4.75 mm (2.5-7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): narrowly_oblong (3); ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (2); truncate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (3); toothed (1); toothed_crenate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1); undulate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): crowded (2); scattered (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
- photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: White_2020]
- plant_growth_form (categorical): fern (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
- plant_growth_substrate (categorical): terrestrial (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020]
- parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (2) [sources: White_2020]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (2) [sources: White_2020]
- dispersers (categorical): wind (2) [sources: White_2020]
- seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (2) [sources: White_2020]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (2) [sources: White_2020]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (2) [sources: White_2020]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| White_2020 | 19 | 38 | M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020. |
| RBGV_2023 | 10 | 15 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| ABRS_2023 | 9 | 14 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 8 | 12 | 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/. |
| 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/. |
| 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. |
| 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. |