Pyrrosia confluens
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Family Polypodiaceae
Taxonomy: Pyrrosia confluens (R.Br.) Ching
Synonyms: 10 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Craspedaria ovalis C.Presl (taxonomic synonym)
- Cyclophorus confluens (R.Br.) C.Chr. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Cyclophorus scytopteris E.Fourn. (taxonomic synonym)
- Drymoglossum carnosum J.Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
- Drymoglossum cunninghami T.Moore (taxonomic synonym)
- Niphobolus confluens (R.Br.) Spreng. (taxonomic synonym)
- Niphobolus ovalis C.Presl (taxonomic synonym)
- Nipholobus confluens Tindale (taxonomic synonym)
- Polypodium confluens R.Br. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Scytopteris acrostichoides Sieber ex C.Presl (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 4 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Niphobolus serpens (G.Forst.) Endl. (pro parte misapplied)
- Polypodium acrostichoides G.Forst. (misapplied)
- Polypodium rupestre R.Br. (misapplied)
- Polypodium serpens G.Forst. (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW, LHI, NI
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (2), ABRS_2023 (11), NHNSW_2014_2 (1), NHNSW_2022 (1), NHNSW_2023 (7), Pickup_2021 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 16 traits from 28 records in 8 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 (1) [sources: Pickup_2021]
- post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1) [sources: Pickup_2021]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 100 mm (30-240 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 11.25 mm (5-20 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); linear (1); narrowly_elliptical (1); narrowly_obovate (2); oblong (1); ovate (1); spathulate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cuneate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): involute (1); undulate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): climber (1); fern (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Pickup_2021; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- plant_growth_substrate (categorical): epiphyte (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 9 | 11 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 5 | 7 | N. 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/. |
| Pickup_2021 | 3 | 3 | M. Pickup and T. McDonald. Bushfire impacts — A national model for assessing local landscape restoration priorities. Project Phoenix Report. Greening Australia, 2021. url: https://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1.02R2.pdf. |
| 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. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 1 | 1 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 1 | 1 | N. 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/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |