Pteris multifida
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Family Pteridaceae
Taxonomy: Pteris multifida Poir.
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC): Vic (doubtfully naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (2), ABRS_2023 (12), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (12), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 12 traits from 32 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.
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 170 mm (40-450 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 4.5 mm (3-6 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (2); linear (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2); toothed_serrate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): clustered (1); crowded (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): fern (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- plant_growth_substrate (categorical): terrestrial (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 8 | 12 | 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 | 8 | 12 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.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/. |
| ABRS_2022 | 2 | 2 | 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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.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. |