AusTraits

Polycarpon prostratum

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Family Caryophyllaceae

Taxonomy: Polycarpon prostratum (Forssk.) Asch. & Schweinf. ex Asch.

Synonyms: 6 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Alsine prostrata Forssk. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Polycarpaea memphitica Delile (taxonomic synonym)
  • Polycarpea memphitica Delile (taxonomic synonym)
  • Polycarpon loeflingia Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Polycarpon loeflingiae Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Polycarpon memphiticum (Delile) Fenzl ex Broun & R.E.Massey (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): NT (naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NT eFlora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (14), NTH_2022 (3), NTH_2023 (12), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 18 traits from 35 records in 6 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 1.75 mm (1.5-2 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 10.25 mm (3-22 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 3 mm (1-5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (1); narrowly_oblanceolate (1); oblanceolate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NTH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): annual (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NTH_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NTH_2022; Wenk_2022]
seed morphology
  • seed_length (numerical): 0.5 mm (0.5-0.5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ovoid_elongated (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 0.25 m (0.25-0.25 m) [sources: NTH_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
ABRS_20231214Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NTH_20231112D. 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/.
ABRS_202233Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NTH_202233D. 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/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.