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Sisyrinchium micranthum

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Family Iridaceae

Taxonomy: Sisyrinchium micranthum Cav.

Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Sisyrinchium iridifolium Kunth (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Sisyrinchium bermudiana L. (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (21), ATRP_2020 (3), Cooper_2013 (12), Kubiak_2009 (3), NHNSW_2014_2 (5), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (23), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (17), SAH_2014 (1), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (18), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (1), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 32 traits from 124 records in 17 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fire response
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): blue_purple (1); white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 4.33 mm (2-8 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 4.5 mm (2-8 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 4.88 mm (3-8 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Cooper_2013]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): brown (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 125 mm (50-200 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 3.31 mm (1.5-5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): ensiform (3); linear (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): sheathing (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): geophyte (1); herb (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; ATRP_2020; Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): annual (6); perennial (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; ATRP_2020; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): rhizomatous (2); tufted (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; ATRP_2020; NHNSW_2022]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyn (1); ynnnnnnnnnnn (1) [sources: Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • storage_organ (categorical): corm (1); rhizome (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]
seed morphology
  • seed_length (numerical): 0.5 mm (0.5-0.5 mm) [sources: Cooper_2013]
  • seed_width (numerical): 1 mm (1-1 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): polyhedral (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 0.38 m (0.1-0.6 m) [sources: Cooper_2013; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2014]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
NHNSW_20231723N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
ABRS_20231621Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
SAH_20231418S. 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/.
RBGV_20231317VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Cooper_2013912W. Cooper and W. T. Cooper. Australian rainforest fruits. CSIRO Publishing, 2013, p. 272.
NHNSW_2014_255Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
ABRS_202244Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_202244N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
ATRP_202033F. A. Zich, B. P. Hyland, T. Whiffin, and R. A. Kerrigan. Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. 2020. url: https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/intro/index.html.
Kubiak_200933P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_202233S. 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/.
WAH_2022_233Western 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.
SAH_201411J. P. Jessop and H. R. Toelken. Flora of South Australia, 4th edition, 4 vols. Electronic version curated by J. Kellermann, State Herbarium of South Australia.. Government Printer, Adelaide, 1986.
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.