AusTraits

Prunus domestica

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Family Rosaceae

Taxonomy: Prunus domestica L.

Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30

Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)

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

Traits

Top source datasets: RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (22), SAH_2022 (2), SAH_2023 (7), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 19 traits from 37 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): 22.5 mm (10-35 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 22.5 mm (10-35 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 22.5 mm (10-35 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): drupe (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): green (2); purple (1); red (1); yellow (1) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 70 mm (40-100 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 32.5 mm (15-50 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.5 cm (1-2 cm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (2); obovate (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): cuneate (2); obtuse (1) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): toothed_crenate (2); toothed_serrate (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (3); tree (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 10 m (10-10 m) [sources: RBGV_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
RBGV_20231622VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_202377S. 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/.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_202222S. 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/.
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.