Pseudelephantopus spicatus
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Family Asteraceae
Taxonomy: Pseudelephantopus spicatus (Juss. ex Aubl.) C.F.Baker
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Elephantopus spicatus Juss. ex Aubl. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Pseudo-Elephantopus spicatus Rohr (orthographic variant)
Distribution (APC): NT (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NT eFlora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (19), Cooper_2013 (9), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 18 traits from 34 records in 5 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): 5.5 mm (5-6 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013]
- fruit_type (categorical): achene (1); nut (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 86.25 mm (25-180 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 22.5 mm (5-50 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); oblanceolate (1); oblong (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cuneate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): toothed_serrate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (2); subshrub (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cooper_2013; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (1); woody_base (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
- flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnnnnn (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.7 m (0.2-1 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 11 | 19 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| Cooper_2013 | 8 | 9 | W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272. |
| ABRS_2022 | 3 | 3 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.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. |