Sparganium erectum

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Family Sparganiaceae

Taxonomy: Sparganium erectum L.

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)

Sparganium angustifolium var. latifolium Benth. (pro parte taxonomic synonym)
Sparganium ramosum Huds. (taxonomic synonym)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (2), ABRS_2023 (9), NHNSW_2022 (5), NHNSW_2023 (9), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (6), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 20 traits from 42 records in 9 datasets.

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

flower morphology

sex_type (categorical): monoecious (2) [sources: RBGV_2022; Sjostrom_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 6.25 mm (5.5-7 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
fruit_width (numerical): 4.5 mm (4-5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): drupe (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): fleshy (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]

leaf morphology

leaf_length (numerical): 1167.5 mm (700-1600 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 13.75 mm (8-22 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf_shape (categorical): linear (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_base_shape (categorical): sheathing (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf_arrangement (categorical): distichous (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

life history

plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
plant_growth_substrate (categorical): aquatic (2) [sources: ABRS_1981; NHNSW_2022]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
stem_growth_habit (categorical): rhizomatous (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 1.6 m (1.6-1.6 m) [sources: ABRS_1981]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
ABRS_2023	5	9	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_2023	7	9	N. 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/.
RBGV_2023	6	6	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2022	5	5	N. 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/.
RBGV_2022	4	4	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Sjostrom_2006	4	4	A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x.
ABRS_1981	2	2	B. A. Barlow, H. T. Clifford, A. S. George, and A. K. A. McCusker. Flora of Australia. 1981. url: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/flora/main/.
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.