AusTraits

Silene flos-cuculi

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Family Caryophyllaceae

Taxonomy: Silene flos-cuculi (L.) Greuter & Burdet

Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Lychnis flos-cuculi L. (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): Vic (doubtfully naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, Vic Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (12), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (13). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 14 traits from 31 records in 4 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): 8 mm (6-10 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 650 mm (400-900 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 10 mm (10-10 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (2); linear (2); oblong (2); spathulate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
seed morphology
  • seed_shape (categorical): reniform (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
RBGV_20231113VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
ABRS_20231012Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.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.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.