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Rumex brownii

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Family Polygonaceae

Taxonomy: Rumex brownii Campd.

Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Rumex alcockii Rech.f. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Rumex brownianus Campd. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Rumex fimbriatus R.Br. (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), NT (formerly naturalised), SA, Qld, NSW, LHI (naturalised), NI (naturalised), ACT, Vic, Tas

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, NT eFlora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, Florabase, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: Catford_2014 (8), Cheal_2017 (6), Cross_2009 (4), Doherty_2021 (2), Draper_2023 (3), Jordan_2001 (7), Kew_2019_1 (4), Kew_2019_6 (2), Kubiak_2009 (3), Leishman_1992 (7), Leishman_2007 (7), Meers_2007 (11), Mokany_2015 (2), Morgan_2011_1 (5), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (12), NSWFRD_2014 (9), NTH_2022 (3), NTH_2023 (11), OReillyNugent_2018 (2), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (17), SAH_2022 (8), SAH_2023 (24), Sjostrom_2006 (4), TMAG_2009 (12), WAH_2022_1 (4), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (20), Williams_2005 (6), Williams_2011 (9), Wright_2000 (10), Yang_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 81 traits from 243 records in 37 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
flower morphology
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 3.42 mm (1.5-5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 2.25 mm (1.5-3 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): achene (1); nut (5) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (3) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (4); indehiscent (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006; Wright_2000]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 2115.77 mm2 (781.58-3769.91 mm2) [sources: Catford_2014; Leishman_1992; Meers_2007; Mokany_2015]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 117.5 mm (15-240 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 27.55 mm (1.5-60 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 45 mg (45-45 mg) [sources: Catford_2014]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.6 cm (0.2-1 cm) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 58.12 g/m2 (41.29-74.68 g/m2) [sources: Catford_2014; Cross_2009; Leishman_2007; Meers_2007]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): cordate (1); lanceolate (2); narrowly_ovate (2); oblong (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (3); cuneate (1); truncate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2); toothed (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NTH_2023]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1); undulate (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; TMAG_2009]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NTH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (5) [sources: NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1); c4 (1) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (15) [sources: Catford_2014; Leishman_1992; Leishman_2007; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; TMAG_2009; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (4) [sources: Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): annual (1); perennial (15); short_lived_perennial (1) [sources: Catford_2014; Cheal_2017; Cross_2009; Jordan_2001; Leishman_1992; Morgan_2011_1; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; TMAG_2009; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023; Williams_2005]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (8) [sources: NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (2); erect (4); rosette (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: TMAG_2009]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: Meers_2007; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1); non_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (1); wind (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): abiotic (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1); epizoochory (6); myrmecochory (2); zoochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): abiotic (1); animals (1); ants (2); mammals (1); passive (1) [sources: Draper_2023; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): ynnnnnnnnnyy (1); ynnnnnnnyyyy (1) [sources: TMAG_2009; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank_absent (1) [sources: Williams_2005]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (5) [sources: Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; NHNSW_2014_2; White_2020; Williams_2005]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (2) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): no_storage_organ (1) [sources: Leishman_1992]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): bud-bearing_root (1) [sources: Doherty_2021]
nutrient and stable isotope
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.24 mg (0.62-2.74 mg) [sources: Catford_2014; Cross_2009; Kew_2019_1; Leishman_1992; Meers_2007; Williams_2005]
  • seed_length (numerical): 2.25 mm (1.5-3 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001; SAH_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 3 mm (3-3 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
  • seed_shape (categorical): polyhedral (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 0.81 m (0.3-1.05 m) [sources: Leishman_1992; Mokany_2015; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; TMAG_2009; WAH_2023_2]
  • plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
SAH_20231224S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
White_20202020M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
RBGV_20231117VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_20231012N. 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/.
TMAG_20091012Tasmanian Herbarium. Flora of Tasmania Online. 2009. url: http://www.tmag.tas.gov.au/floratasmania.
Meers_20071111T. Meers. “Role of plant functional traits in determining the response of vegetation to land use change on the Delatite Peninsula, Victoria.”. PhD. University of Melbourne, 2007.
NTH_2023911D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/.
Wright_20001010I. J. Wright, H. T. Clifford, R. Kidson, M. L. Reed, B. L. Rice, and M. Westoby. “A survey of seed and seedling characters in 1744 Australian dicotyledon species: Cross-species trait correlations and correlated trait-shifts within evolutionary lineages”. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 69 (2000), pp. 521-547. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2000.tb01222.x.
NSWFRD_201489B. Kenny, C. Orscheg, E. Tasker, M. A. Gill, and R. Bradstock. NSW Flora Fire Response Database, v2.1. database. NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, 2014.
Williams_201199R. 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.
Catford_201488J. A. Catford, W. K. Morris, P. A. Vesk, C. J. Gippel, and B. J. Downes. “Species and environmental characteristics point to flow regulation and drought as drivers of riparian plant invasion”. Diversity and Distributions 20 (2014), pp. 1084-1096. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12225.
SAH_202248S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
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.
Leishman_199277M. R. Leishman and M. Westoby. “Classifying plants into groups on the basis of associations of individual traits-Evidence from Australian semi-arid woodlands”. Journal of Ecology 80 (1992), pp. 417-424. doi: 10.2307/2260687.
Leishman_200777M. R. Leishman, T. Haslehurst, A. Ares, and Z. Baruch. “Leaf trait relationships of native and invasive plants: community- and global-scale comparisons”. New Phytologist 176.3 (2007), pp. 635-643. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02189.x.
Cheal_201766D. 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.
Williams_200566N. S. G. Williams, J. W. Morgan, M. J. McDonnell, and M. A. McCarthy. “Plant traits and local extinctions in natural grasslands along an urban-rural gradient”. Journal of Ecology 93.6 (2005), pp. 1203-1213. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01039.x.
Morgan_2011_155J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Grassy woodland traits, La Trobe University”. 2011.
Cross_200944E. Cross. “The characteristics of natives and invaders: A trait-based investigation into the theory of limiting similarity.”. Honours. La Trobe University, 2009.
Kew_2019_114Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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/.
RBGV_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.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.
WAH_2022_144Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
WAH_2022_244Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
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.
Kubiak_200933P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
NHNSW_2014_233Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NTH_202233D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/.
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_612Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the 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.
OReillyNugent_201822A. O'Reilly-Nugent, E. Wandrag, C. Catford, B. Gruber, D. Driscoll, and R. Duncan. “Measuring competitive impact: Joint-species modelling of invaded plant communities”. Journal of Ecology 108 (2018), pp. 449-459.
WAH_2023_212Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.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.
Yang_202311S. Yang. “Unpublished data: Fire response traits scored from national and state floras and the taxonomic literature, University of New South Wales”. 2023.