Saururus cernuus
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Family Saururaceae
Taxonomy: Saururus cernuus L.
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC):
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: NHNSW_2024 (15), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (17). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 17 traits from 35 records in 3 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): 2.25 mm (1.5-3 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): schizocarp (2) [sources: NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): brown (2) [sources: NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 95 mm (20-170 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 55 mm (10-100 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 5.5 cm (1-10 cm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
- leaf_shape (categorical): ovate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 1.4 m (1.4-1.4 m) [sources: NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBGV_2023 | 13 | 17 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2024 | 12 | 15 | N. 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/. |
| RBGV_2022 | 3 | 3 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |