Potamogeton cheesemanii
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Family Potamogetonaceae
Taxonomy: Potamogeton cheesemanii A.Benn.
Synonyms: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Potamogeton cheesemanii f. tasmanicus Hagstr. (taxonomic synonym)
- Potamogeton natans var. australis A.Benn. (taxonomic synonym)
- Potamogeton tricarinatus f. II (taxonomic synonym)
- Potamogeton tricarinatus f. III (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Potamogeton natans L. (pro parte misapplied)
- Potamogeton tepperi A.Benn. (misapplied)
- Potamogeton tricarinatus F.Muell. & A.Benn. (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): WA, SA, NSW, Vic, Tas
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (5), ABRS_2023 (18), NHNSW_2022 (5), NHNSW_2023 (19), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (14), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (20). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 38 traits from 87 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): resprouts (1) [sources: White_2020]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 8 mm (2-25 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): nutlet (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): brown (2); green (2); red (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 53.75 mm (15-100 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 20 mm (5-35 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); lanceolate (3); ovate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (3); cordate (1); rounded (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1); undulate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
- photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: White_2020]
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
- plant_growth_substrate (categorical): aquatic (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): rhizomatous (2); rosette (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2022]
- nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: White_2020]
- parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1) [sources: White_2020]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): epizoochory (1) [sources: White_2020]
- dispersers (categorical): birds (1) [sources: White_2020]
- flowering_time (categorical): yyyyynnnnnyy (1) [sources: White_2020]
- seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (1) [sources: White_2020]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: White_2020]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| White_2020 | 20 | 20 | 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/. |
| ABRS_2023 | 11 | 18 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| RBGV_2023 | 7 | 14 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| ABRS_2022 | 5 | 5 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 5 | 5 | 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/. |
| RBGV_2022 | 3 | 3 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.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. |