Polygala barbata
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Family Polygalaceae
Taxonomy: Polygala barbata R.A.Kerrigan
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Polygala sp. Mudginberri (J.Russell-Smith 987) NT Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): NT
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NT eFlora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (21), NTH_2022 (3), NTH_2023 (19), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 20 traits from 54 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_length (numerical): 4.5 mm (3-6 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 4.5 mm (3.5-5.5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 22 mm (2-42 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 16.25 mm (2.5-30 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 0.15 cm (0-0.3 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (2); oblanceolate (2); obovate (2); orbicular (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]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 3.6 mm (3-4.2 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
- seed_width (numerical): 1.8 mm (1.5-2.1 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 14 | 21 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NTH_2023 | 12 | 19 | D. 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_2022 | 4 | 4 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| Sjostrom_2006 | 4 | 4 | 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. |
| NTH_2022 | 3 | 3 | D. 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_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. |