Ptilotus davisii
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Family Amaranthaceae
Taxonomy: Ptilotus davisii T.Hammer
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Ptilotus sp. Beaufort River (G.J.Keighery 16554) WA Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)
- Ptilotus sp. Porongurup (R.Davis 10805) WA Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): WA
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: WAH_2022_1 (4), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_1 (8), WAH_2023_2 (1), Wenk_2022 (4), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 10 traits from 22 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): 75 mm (40-110 mm) [sources: WAH_2023_1]
- leaf_width (numerical): 3.5 mm (2-5 mm) [sources: WAH_2023_1]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: WAH_2023_1]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: WAH_2023_1]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (4) [sources: WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (4) [sources: WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): prostrate (2); rosette (1) [sources: WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; WAH_2023_1]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.1 m (0.1-0.1 m) [sources: WAH_2023_2]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAH_2023_1 | 6 | 8 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| WAH_2022_1 | 4 | 4 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| WAH_2022_2 | 4 | 4 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 4 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| WAH_2023_2 | 1 | 1 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |