Plagiobothrys orthostatus
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Family Boraginaceae
Taxonomy: Plagiobothrys orthostatus J.M.Black
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC): SA
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, SA eFlora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Draper_2023 (3), SAH_2014 (4), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (7), Sjostrom_2006 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 17 traits from 23 records in 7 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
flower morphology
- sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): mericarp (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 15 mm (5-25 mm) [sources: SAH_2014]
- leaf_width (numerical): 1.5 mm (1-2 mm) [sources: SAH_2014]
- leaf_shape (categorical): linear (1); narrowly_triangular (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): sheathing (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1); opposite (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): clustered_basal (1); scattered (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (2) [sources: SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): annual (2) [sources: SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1); rosette (1) [sources: SAH_2022; SAH_2023]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1); barochory (1); epizoochory (1); zoochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
- dispersers (categorical): abiotic (1); animals (1); passive (1); vertebrates (1); wind (1) [sources: Draper_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAH_2023 | 7 | 7 | 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/. |
| SAH_2014 | 2 | 4 | J. 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |