AusTraits

Silene aegyptiaca

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Family Caryophyllaceae

Taxonomy: Silene aegyptiaca (L.) L.f.

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Cucubalus aegyptiacus L. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Silene atocioides Boiss. (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Silene schafta J.G.Gmel. ex Hohen. (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, SA eFlora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (18), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (10), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 20 traits from 38 records in 6 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): capsule (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 23.5 mm (15-32 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 7 mm (5-9 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.5 cm (1.5-1.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); oblong (1); obovate (1); ovate (1); spathulate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): annual (2); perennial (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (1) [sources: SAH_2022]
seed morphology
  • seed_width (numerical): 1.05 mm (0.9-1.2 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): discoid (1); reniform (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 0.15 m (0.15-0.15 m) [sources: SAH_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
ABRS_20231418Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
SAH_20231010S. 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/.
SAH_202244S. 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/.
ABRS_202233Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.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.