AusTraits

Sida pusilla

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Family Malvaceae

Taxonomy: Sida pusilla Cav.

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Sida gracilis R.Br. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Sida parvifolia DC. (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA, AR, NT, Qld

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

Traits

Top source datasets: NTH_2022 (4), NTH_2023 (17), WAH_1998 (1), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 19 traits from 30 records in 7 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_type (categorical): mericarp (1); schizocarp (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 23.5 mm (7-40 mm) [sources: NTH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 12 mm (5-19 mm) [sources: NTH_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 0.25 cm (0.15-0.35 cm) [sources: NTH_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): narrowly_ovate (1); widely_ovate (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): rounded (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1); toothed_crenate (1); toothed_serrate (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (2); shrub (2) [sources: NTH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: NTH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2); woody (2) [sources: NTH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): prostrate (1); spreading (1) [sources: NTH_2022; WAH_2022_2]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnyyyynnnnnn (1) [sources: WAH_1998]
seed morphology
  • seed_width (numerical): 1.05 mm (0.9-1.2 mm) [sources: NTH_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): polyhedral (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 0.2 m (0.2-0.2 m) [sources: WAH_2023_2]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
NTH_20231317D. 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/.
NTH_202244D. 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/.
WAH_2022_244Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
WAH_199811Western Australian Herbarium. FloraBase: The Western Australian flora. 1998. url: http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au.
WAH_2023_211Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.