Persicaria attenuata subsp. attenuata
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Family Polygonaceae
Taxonomy: Persicaria attenuata (R.Br.) Soják subsp. attenuata
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Polygonum articulatum R.Br. (taxonomic synonym)
- Polygonum australe Spreng. (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): WA, NT, SA, NSW, Vic
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, NT eFlora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (19), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (17), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (34). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 34 traits from 85 records in 9 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): fire_killed (2) [sources: White_2020]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 2.25 mm (2-2.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 2.22 mm (2-2.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_height (numerical): 2.2 mm (2-2.4 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): achene (1); nut (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): black (2); brown (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 132.5 mm (50-200 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 32.5 mm (15-50 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 2.5 cm (1-4 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (2); narrowly_ovate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
- photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: White_2020]
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (6) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
- plant_growth_substrate (categorical): aquatic (1); terrestrial (1) [sources: WAH_2022_2]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (4) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (2); erect (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
- nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020]
- parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: White_2020]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): epizoochory (2) [sources: White_2020]
- dispersers (categorical): birds (2) [sources: White_2020]
- flowering_time (categorical): yyyynnnnnnny (2) [sources: White_2020]
- seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (2) [sources: White_2020]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2) [sources: White_2020]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 1.1 m (0.6-1.5 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; WAH_2023_2]
- plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (2) [sources: White_2020]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| White_2020 | 17 | 34 | M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 12 | 19 | 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_2023 | 12 | 17 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.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/. |
| WAH_2022_2 | 4 | 4 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.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/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| 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. |