AusTraits

Pultenaea juniperina

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Family Fabaceae

Taxonomy: Pultenaea juniperina Labill.

Synonyms: 10 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Pultenaea cordata Graham (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pultenaea cordata Hook. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pultenaea cordifolia Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pultenaea forsythiana Blakely (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pultenaea forsythiana Blakely var. forsythiana (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pultenaea forsythiana var. uniflora Blakely (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pultenaea juniperina Labill. var. juniperina (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Pultenaea juniperina var. latifolia Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pultenaea juniperina var. leiocalyx Blakely (taxonomic synonym)
  • Pultenaea juniperina var. macrophylla Wawra (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: Atkinson_2020 (720), Cheal_2017 (10), Clarke_2015 (3), Collette_2021 (1), Doherty_2021 (2), Draper_2023 (3), Jordan_2001 (7), Kew_2019_1 (2), McGlone_2015 (12), Mokany_2015 (2), Moles_2011 (7), NHNSW_2014_2 (2), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (13), NHNSW_2024 (14), RBGV_2022 (6), RBGV_2023 (25), Rosell_2014 (8), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Tng_2013 (5), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Westoby_2014 (29), White_2020 (57), Williams_2011 (18). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 91 traits from 957 records in 25 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): fire_killed (3); resprouts (4) [sources: Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; Doherty_2021; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): red_brown (1); yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 7 mm (6-8 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NHNSW_2024]
  • fruit_type (categorical): legume (5) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 13.13 mm2 (7.6-17 mm2) [sources: Mokany_2015; Moles_2011; Tng_2013; Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 8.39 mm (4.53-30 mm) [sources: Atkinson_2020; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 1.61 mm (0.6-3.55 mm) [sources: Atkinson_2020; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 138.99 g/m2 (130.27-155.2 g/m2) [sources: Moles_2011; Tng_2013; Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.3 g/g (0.3-0.3 g/g) [sources: Moles_2011]
  • leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (67); linear (40); narrowly_elliptical (3); narrowly_obovate (2); narrowly_ovate (77) [sources: Atkinson_2020; NHNSW_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1); cordate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (3); involute (2); revolute (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (5) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): concave (4); flat (1); recurved (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): glabrous (4); hairy (177) [sources: Atkinson_2020; Moles_2011]
  • leaf_hairs_immature_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Moles_2011]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (5) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (12) [sources: McGlone_2015; Moles_2011; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (2) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (6) [sources: Cheal_2017; Jordan_2001; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): nitrogen_fixer (5) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (4) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (2) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1); myrmecochory (3); zoochory (3) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): ants (1); invertebrates (3); passive (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnyyn (2); ynnnnnnnnyyy (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); persistent (3) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): physical_dormancy (1) [sources: Collette_2021]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (2) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (1); bud-bearing_root (1) [sources: Clarke_2015; Doherty_2021]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 14.95 mg/g (14.95-14.95 mg/g) [sources: Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.47 mg/g (0.47-0.47 mg/g) [sources: Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -29.72 {delta}[ppth] (-31.98--27.46 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Tng_2013; Westoby_2014]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 4.4 mg (3.34-5.46 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1]
  • seed_length (numerical): 2.51 mm (2.51-2.51 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
  • seed_width (numerical): 1.26 mm (1.26-1.26 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.86 mg/mm3 (0.85-0.88 mg/mm3) [sources: Rosell_2014; Tng_2013]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Westoby_2014]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Atkinson_20204720J. Atkinson. “Unpublished data: Leaf morphology of the Pultenaea juniperina species complex in Tasmania, University of New South Wales”. 2020.
White_20201957M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Westoby_20142929S. M. Gleason, D. W. Butler, K. Zieminska, P. Waryszak, and M. Westoby. “Stem xylem conductivity is key to plant water balance across Australian angiosperm species”. Functional Ecology 26 (2012), pp. 343-352. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01962.x.
RBGV_20231225VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Williams_2011918R. P. Duncan, S. E. Clemants, R. T. Corlett, A. K. Hahs, M. A. McCarthy, M. J. McDonnell, M. W. Schwartz, K. Thompson, P. A. Vesk, and N. S. G. Williams. “Plant traits and extinction in urban areas: a meta-analysis of 11 cities”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20.4 (2011), pp. 509-519. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00633.x.
NHNSW_20241014N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on December, 2023.. 2024. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NHNSW_20231013N. 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/.
McGlone_2015612M. S. McGlone, S. J. Richardson, G. J. Jordan, and G. L. Perry. “Is there a `suboptimal' woody species height? A response to Scheffer et al.”. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 30.1 (2015), pp. 4-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.09.007.
Cheal_2017810D. Cheal. Growth stages and tolerable fire intervals for Victoria's native vegetation data sets. Fire and adaptive management, report no. 84. Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, 2010.
Rosell_201488J. A. Rosell, S. Gleason, R. Mendez-Alonzo, Y. Chang, and M. Westoby. “Bark functional ecology: Evidence for tradeoffs, functional coordination, and environment producing bark diversity”. New Phytologist 201.2 (2014), pp. 486-497. doi: 10.1111/nph.12541.
Jordan_200177G. J. Jordan. “An investigation of long-distance dispersal based on species native to both Tasmania and New Zealand”. Australian Journal of Botany 49.3 (2001), pp. 333-340. doi: 10.1071/bt00024.
Moles_201177A. T. Moles, I. R. Wallis, W. J. Foley, D. I. Warton, J. C. Stegen, A. J. Bisigato, L. Cella-Pizarro, C. J. Clark, P. S. Cohen, W. K. Cornwell, W. Edwards, R. Ejrnaes, T. Gonzales-Ojeda, B. J. Graae, G. Hay, F. C. Lumbwe, B. Magana-Rodriguez, B. D. Moore, P. L. Peri, J. R. Poulsen, R. Veldtman, H. von Zeipel, N. R. Andrew, S. L. Boulter, E. T. Borer, F. F. Campon, M. Coll, A. G. Farji-Brener, J. D. Gabriel, E. Jurado, L. A. Kyhn, B. Low, C. P. H. Mulder, K. Reardon-Smith, J. Rodriguez-Velazquez, E. W. Seabloom, P. A. Vesk, A. van Cauter, M. S. Waldram, Z. Zheng, P. G. Blendinger, B. J. Enquist, J. M. Facelli, T. Knight, J. D. Majer, M. Martinez-Ramos, P. McQuillan, and L. D. Prior. “Putting plant resistance traits on the map: A test of the idea that plants are better defended at lower latitudes”. New Phytologist 191.3 (2011), pp. 777-788. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03732.x.
RBGV_202236VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Tng_201355D. Y. P. Tng, G. J. Jordan, and D. M. J. S. Bowman. “Plant traits demonstrate that temperate and tropical giant Eucalypt forests are ecologically convergent with rainforest not savanna”. PLoS ONE 8 (2013), p. e84378. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084378.
NHNSW_202244N. 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/.
Sjostrom_200644A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x.
Clarke_201533P. J. Clarke, M. J. Lawes, B. P. Murphy, J. Russell-Smith, C. E. Nano, R. Bradstock, N. J. Enright, J. B. Fontaine, C. R. Gosper, I. Radford, J. J. Midgley, and R. M. Gunton. “A synthesis of postfire recovery traits of woody plants in Australian ecosystems”. Science of The Total Environment 534 (2015), pp. 31-42. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.002.
Draper_202333J. T. Draper, S. Delean, J. G. Conran, P. Weinstein, and B. S. Simpson. “Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany unknown.unknown (2023), p. unknown. doi: 10.1071/BT22110.
Doherty_202122M. Doherty. “Fire Severity and Plant Community Dynamics in the Australian Alps, Southeastern New South Wales”. PhD. Australian National University, 2021. url: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/224564.
Kew_2019_112Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Mokany_201522K. Mokany, J. J. Thomson, A. J. J. Lynch, G. J. Jordan, and S. Ferrier. “Linking changes in community composition and function under climate change”. Ecological Applications 25.8 (2015), pp. 2132-2141. doi: 10.1890/14-2384.1.
NHNSW_2014_222Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Collette_202111J. C. Collette and M. K. J. Ooi. “Distribution of seed dormancy classes across a fire-prone continent: effects of rainfall seasonality and temperature”. Annals of Botany 127.5 (2021), pp. 613-620. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcaa203.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.