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Persicaria decipiens

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Family Polygonaceae

Taxonomy: Persicaria decipiens (R.Br.) K.L.Wilson

Synonyms: 7 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Persicaria minor subsp. decipiens (R.Br.) Soják (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Persicaria salicifolia (Brouss. ex Willd.) Assenov (taxonomic synonym)
  • Polygonum decipiens R.Br. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Polygonum minus subsp. decipiens (R.Br.) Danser (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Polygonum minus var. subcontinuum Meisn. (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Polygonum salicifolium Brouss. ex Willd. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Polygonum serrulatum Lag. (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Persicaria minor (Huds.) Opiz (misapplied)
  • Polygonum minus Huds. (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, NI, ACT, Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: Catford_2014 (8), Cheal_2017 (5), Draper_2023 (3), Jordan_2001 (6), Kew_2019_1 (3), Kew_2019_6 (1), Kubiak_2009 (1), Leishman_2007 (7), Mokany_2015 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (16), NSWFRD_2014 (6), NTH_2022 (4), NTH_2023 (13), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (15), SAH_2014 (4), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (6), Sjostrom_2006 (4), TMAG_2009 (11), WAH_1998 (1), WAH_2022_2 (5), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wheeler_2002 (10), White_2020 (40), Williams_2011 (10), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (14). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 76 traits from 213 records in 31 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
flower morphology
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 2 mm (1.5-2.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 1.5 mm (1.5-1.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 1.5 mm (1.5-1.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): achene (1); nut (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (2) [sources: NTH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): black (3); brown (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 1225.22 mm2 (1225.22-1225.22 mm2) [sources: Mokany_2015]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 88.67 mm (30-150 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2014; TMAG_2009; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 14.33 mm (5-30 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2014; TMAG_2009; Wheeler_2002]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.68 cm (0-1 cm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 39.98 g/m2 (29.71-50.24 g/m2) [sources: Catford_2014; Leishman_2007]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); lanceolate (5); narrowly_elliptical (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; TMAG_2009; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NTH_2023]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; TMAG_2009; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2); c4 (1) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (14) [sources: Catford_2014; Leishman_2007; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; TMAG_2009; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; Wheeler_2002; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): therophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): annual (3); perennial (8) [sources: Catford_2014; Jordan_2001; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; TMAG_2009; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • plant_growth_substrate (categorical): aquatic (1); terrestrial (1) [sources: WAH_2022_2]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (6) [sources: NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (4); erect (3); stoloniferous (1) [sources: Catford_2014; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: TMAG_2009]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (3) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): endozoochory (1); epizoochory (2); zoochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): abiotic (1); animals (1); birds (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nyyyyyyyyyyy (1); yyyynnnnnnny (2); yyyyyynnnnny (1) [sources: TMAG_2009; WAH_1998; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); persistent (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (4) [sources: Catford_2014; NHNSW_2014_2; White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): stolon (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
nutrient and stable isotope
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.13 mg (1.07-1.41 mg) [sources: Catford_2014; Kew_2019_1]
  • seed_length (numerical): 3 mm (3-3 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
  • seed_width (numerical): 2 mm (2-2 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_20202040M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
NHNSW_20231216N. 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_20231215VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
eFLOWER_Dun_20221114L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.
NTH_20231013D. 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/.
TMAG_2009911Tasmanian Herbarium. Flora of Tasmania Online. 2009. url: http://www.tmag.tas.gov.au/floratasmania.
Wheeler_2002810J. R. Wheeler, N. G. Marchant, and M. Lewington. Flora of the south west: Bunbury, Augusta, Denmark. Australian Biological Resources Study ; University of Western Australia Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780642568168.
Williams_20111010R. 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.
Catford_201488J. A. Catford, W. K. Morris, P. A. Vesk, C. J. Gippel, and B. J. Downes. “Species and environmental characteristics point to flow regulation and drought as drivers of riparian plant invasion”. Diversity and Distributions 20 (2014), pp. 1084-1096. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12225.
Leishman_200777M. R. Leishman, T. Haslehurst, A. Ares, and Z. Baruch. “Leaf trait relationships of native and invasive plants: community- and global-scale comparisons”. New Phytologist 176.3 (2007), pp. 635-643. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02189.x.
Jordan_200166G. J. Jordan. “An investigation of long-distance dispersal based on species native to both Tasmania and New Zealand”. Australian Journal of Botany 49.3 (2001), pp. 333-340. doi: 10.1071/bt00024.
NSWFRD_201456B. 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.
SAH_202356S. 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/.
Cheal_201755D. Cheal. Growth stages and tolerable fire intervals for Victoria's native vegetation data sets. Fire and adaptive management, report no. 84. Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, 2010.
WAH_2022_255Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2014_244Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NTH_202244D. 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_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_201424J. P. Jessop and H. R. Toelken. Flora of South Australia, 4th edition, 4 vols. Electronic version curated by J. Kellermann, State Herbarium of South Australia.. Government Printer, Adelaide, 1986.
Sjostrom_200644A. 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_202333J. 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.
Kew_2019_113Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
NHNSW_202233N. 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/.
SAH_202233S. 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_2023_212Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Kew_2019_611Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Kubiak_200911P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
Mokany_201511K. Mokany, J. J. Thomson, A. J. J. Lynch, G. J. Jordan, and S. Ferrier. “Linking changes in community composition and function under climate change”. Ecological Applications 25.8 (2015), pp. 2132-2141. doi: 10.1890/14-2384.1.
WAH_199811Western Australian Herbarium. FloraBase: The Western Australian flora. 1998. url: http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.