Silene dichotoma
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Family Caryophyllaceae
Taxonomy: Silene dichotoma Ehrh.
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC): SA (formerly naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (doubtfully naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (17), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (17), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (11), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 17 traits from 57 records in 8 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 (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 45 mm (30-60 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 12.5 mm (5-20 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 1.5 cm (1-2 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (3); spathulate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): annual (4); biennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
seed morphology
- seed_length (numerical): 1.2 mm (1-1.4 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- seed_shape (categorical): reniform (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 1 m (1-1 m) [sources: SAH_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 13 | 17 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| 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/. |
| SAH_2023 | 10 | 11 | S. 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_2022 | 3 | 3 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.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/. |
| SAH_2022 | 3 | 3 | S. 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/. |
| 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. |