Sphaeralcea bonariensis
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Family Malvaceae
Taxonomy: Sphaeralcea bonariensis (Cav.) Griseb.
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Malva bonariensis Cav. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Sphaeralcea cisplatina A.St.-Hil. (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): Vic (doubtfully naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (14), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 15 traits from 20 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_type (categorical): mericarp (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 18.5 mm (12-25 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 14 mm (8-20 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): deltate (1); ovate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cuneate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): toothed_crenate (1); toothed_dentate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (2) [sources: RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (2) [sources: RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
seed morphology
- seed_shape (categorical): reniform (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 1 m (1-1 m) [sources: RBGV_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBGV_2023 | 12 | 14 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.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/. |
| 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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |