AusTraits

Quercus suber

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Family Fagaceae

Taxonomy: Quercus suber L.

Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30

Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (16), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (15), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 17 traits from 42 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.

flower morphology
  • sex_type (categorical): monoecious (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 23.75 mm (15-40 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): nut (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 55 mm (40-70 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 27.5 mm (20-35 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.12 cm (0.5-1.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); narrowly_ovate (1); oblong (1); ovate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (1); rounded (1); truncate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2); toothed (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1); undulate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): tree (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 10 m (10-10 m) [sources: RBGV_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
ABRS_20231216Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
RBGV_20231115VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
ABRS_202244Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
RBGV_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.