Rumex obtusifolius subsp. obtusifolius
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Family Polygonaceae
Taxonomy: Rumex obtusifolius L. subsp. obtusifolius
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Rumex obtusifolius L. var. obtusifolius (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (formerly naturalised), Vic (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, Vic Flora, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (18), WAH_2022_2 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 16 traits from 28 records in 5 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 4.12 mm (2.5-7 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 2.5 mm (2-3 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): nut (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 210 mm (120-300 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 105 mm (60-150 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): oblong (1); ovate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1); undulate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 1 m (1-1 m) [sources: RBGV_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBGV_2023 | 12 | 18 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| RBGV_2022 | 4 | 4 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| WAH_2022_2 | 3 | 3 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |