Selaginella australiensis
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Family Selaginellaceae
Taxonomy: Selaginella australiensis Baker
Synonyms: 8 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Lycopodiodes bakerianum Kuntze (taxonomic synonym)
- Lycopodioides bakeriana (F.M.Bailey) Kuntze (taxonomic synonym)
- Selaginella australiensis Baker var. australiensis (nomenclatural synonym)
- Selaginella australiensis var. leptostachya Domin (taxonomic synonym)
- Selaginella australiensis var. normalis Domin (taxonomic synonym)
- Selaginella australiensis var. sciuroides Domin (taxonomic synonym)
- Selaginella bakeriana F.M.Bailey (taxonomic synonym)
- Selaginella leptostachya F.M.Bailey (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Selaginella concinna (Sw.) Spring (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): Qld
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2023 (8), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 10 traits from 11 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.
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 2.25 mm (2-2.5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 1 mm (1-1 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): narrowly_ovate (1); oblong (1); ovate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cordate (1); oblique (1); rounded (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1); toothed_dentate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): recurved (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): lycophyte (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 7 | 8 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |