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Styphelia humifusa

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Family Ericaceae

Taxonomy: Styphelia humifusa (Cav.) Pers.

Synonyms: 10 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Astroloma denticulata Albr. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Astroloma denticulatum R.Br. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Astroloma humifusum (Cav.) R.Br. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Astroloma humifusum (Cav.) R.Br. var. humifusum (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Astroloma humifusum var. denticulata Albr. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Astroloma humifusum var. denticulatum (R.Br.) J.M.Black (taxonomic synonym)
  • Astroloma humifusum var. denticulatum Guilf. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Styphelia denticulata (R.Br.) Spreng. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Ventenatia humifusa Cav. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Vintenatia humifusa Cav. (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Astroloma pallidum R.Br. (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): SA, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: Angevin_2011 (7), Burrows_2001 (20), Carey_2003 (3), Cheal_2017 (8), Clarke_2015 (3), Collette_2021 (1), Doherty_2021 (2), Dong_2017 (22), Draper_2023 (6), Fonseca_2000 (5), Hughes_1992 (4), Jordan_2001 (7), McGlone_2015 (7), Meers_2007 (11), Mokany_2015 (3), Morgan_2011_1 (5), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (16), NSWFRD_2014 (7), Purdie_1976 (1), RBGK_2014 (1), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (18), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (8), Schmidt_1993 (1), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Tng_2013 (5), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (19), Williams_2005 (5), Williams_2011 (10). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 70 traits from 229 records in 35 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
  • resprouting_capacity (categorical): resprouts (7) [sources: Carey_2003; Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; Doherty_2021; Meers_2007; NSWFRD_2014; Purdie_1976]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (2); post_fire_recruitment_absent (1) [sources: Carey_2003; Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015]
  • fire_time_from_fire_to_flowering (numerical): 24 mo (24-24 mo) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 6.48 mm (4.9-10 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 6.48 mm (4.9-10 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 6.48 mm (4.9-10 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): drupe (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): fleshy (2) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): green (1); purple (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 22.18 mm2 (5.7-53.18 mm2) [sources: Angevin_2011; Burrows_2001; Fonseca_2000; Meers_2007; Mokany_2015; Tng_2013]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 13.38 mm (5-18 mm) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 1.86 mm (0.6-3 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 1.12 mg (0.8-1.8 mg) [sources: Burrows_2001; Fonseca_2000]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 215.81 g/m2 (107.3-789.89 g/m2) [sources: Angevin_2011; Burrows_2001; Dong_2017; Fonseca_2000; Meers_2007; Tng_2013]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.68 g/g (0.68-0.68 g/g) [sources: Angevin_2011]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (3); narrowly_elliptical (3); oblanceolate (3) [sources: Burrows_2001; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1); toothed_dentate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): convex (1); flat (2); recurved (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): crowded (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3) [sources: Munroe_2019; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (9); subshrub (2) [sources: Angevin_2011; Fonseca_2000; Hughes_1992; McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): chamaephyte (1); phanerophyte (3) [sources: Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (8) [sources: Cheal_2017; Jordan_2001; Morgan_2011_1; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023; Williams_2005]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (4) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (3); erect (1); mat-forming (2); prostrate (3); sprawling (1) [sources: McGlone_2015; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; White_2020]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (4) [sources: Dong_2017; Meers_2007; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1); ectomycorrhizal (1); ericoid_mycorrhizal (2) [sources: Meers_2007; Schmidt_1993; Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): bird (1); insect (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): endozoochory (9) [sources: Angevin_2011; Draper_2023; Hughes_1992; Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): birds (1); vertebrates (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnnnn (1); nyyyyynnnnnn (1); yyyyyyynnnnn (1); yyyyyyyyyyyy (1) [sources: Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: Williams_2005]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); persistent (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): morphophysiological_dormancy (1) [sources: Collette_2021]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (4) [sources: Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2005]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (2) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): lignotuber (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); basal_stem_buds (2); bud-bearing_root (1) [sources: Carey_2003; Clarke_2015; Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 12.47 mg/g (9.74-15.88 mg/g) [sources: Dong_2017]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -31.09 {delta}[ppth] (-32.97--29.77 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Dong_2017; Tng_2013]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 47.12 mg (14.15-61.56 mg) [sources: Angevin_2011; Meers_2007; Mokany_2015; RBGK_2014]
  • seed_length (numerical): 6 mm (6-6 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
  • seed_width (numerical): 4.5 mm (4.5-4.5 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.76 mg/mm3 (0.76-0.76 mg/mm3) [sources: Tng_2013]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Dong_2017822N. Dong, I. C. Prentice, B. J. Evans, S. Caddy-Retalic, A. J. Lowe, and I. J. Wright. “Leaf nitrogen from first principles: field evidence for adaptive variation with climate”. Biogeosciences 14.2 (2017), pp. 481-495. doi: 10.5194/bg-14-481-2017.
Burrows_2001520G. E. Burrows. “Comparative anatomy of the photosynthetic organs of 39 xeromorphic species from subhumid New South Wales, Australia”. International Journal of Plant Sciences 162 (2001), pp. 411-430. doi: 10.1086/319579.
White_20201919M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
RBGV_20231318VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_20231116N. 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/.
Meers_20071111T. Meers. “Role of plant functional traits in determining the response of vegetation to land use change on the Delatite Peninsula, Victoria.”. PhD. University of Melbourne, 2007.
Williams_20111010R. P. Duncan, S. E. Clemants, R. T. Corlett, A. K. Hahs, M. A. McCarthy, M. J. McDonnell, M. W. Schwartz, K. Thompson, P. A. Vesk, and N. S. G. Williams. “Plant traits and extinction in urban areas: a meta-analysis of 11 cities”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20.4 (2011), pp. 509-519. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00633.x.
Cheal_201788D. Cheal. Growth stages and tolerable fire intervals for Victoria's native vegetation data sets. Fire and adaptive management, report no. 84. Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, 2010.
SAH_202368S. 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/.
Angevin_201177T. Angevin. “Species richness and functional trait diversity response to land use in a temperate eucalypt woodland community”. Honours. La Trobe University, 2011.
Jordan_200177G. J. Jordan. “An investigation of long-distance dispersal based on species native to both Tasmania and New Zealand”. Australian Journal of Botany 49.3 (2001), pp. 333-340. doi: 10.1071/bt00024.
McGlone_201577M. S. McGlone, S. J. Richardson, G. J. Jordan, and G. L. Perry. “Is there a `suboptimal' woody species height? A response to Scheffer et al.”. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 30.1 (2015), pp. 4-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.09.007.
NSWFRD_201477B. Kenny, C. Orscheg, E. Tasker, M. A. Gill, and R. Bradstock. NSW Flora Fire Response Database, v2.1. database. NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, 2014.
Draper_202336J. T. Draper, S. Delean, J. G. Conran, P. Weinstein, and B. S. Simpson. “Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany unknown.unknown (2023), p. unknown. doi: 10.1071/BT22110.
Fonseca_200055C. R. Fonseca, J. M. Overton, B. Collins, and M. Westoby. “Shifts in trait-combinations along rainfall and phosphorus gradients”. Journal of Ecology 88 (2000), pp. 964-977. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00506.x.
Morgan_2011_155J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Grassy woodland traits, La Trobe University”. 2011.
Tng_201355D. Y. P. Tng, G. J. Jordan, and D. M. J. S. Bowman. “Plant traits demonstrate that temperate and tropical giant Eucalypt forests are ecologically convergent with rainforest not savanna”. PLoS ONE 8 (2013), p. e84378. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084378.
Williams_200555N. S. G. Williams, J. W. Morgan, M. J. McDonnell, and M. A. McCarthy. “Plant traits and local extinctions in natural grasslands along an urban-rural gradient”. Journal of Ecology 93.6 (2005), pp. 1203-1213. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01039.x.
Hughes_199244L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
NHNSW_2014_244Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.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/.
RBGV_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_202244S. 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/.
Sjostrom_200644A. 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.
Carey_200333A. C. &. M. E. &. P. H. &. M. L. &. T. M. &. P. O. &. S. S. &. D. S. &. N. Webb. Wildfires in the ACT 2003: Report on Initial Impacts on Natural Ecosystems. Technical Report No. 17. Environment ACT, 2003. url: https://www.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/2539593/17-wildfires-in-the-act-report-on-initial-impacts-on-natural-ecosystems-2003.pdf.
Clarke_201533P. J. Clarke, M. J. Lawes, B. P. Murphy, J. Russell-Smith, C. E. Nano, R. Bradstock, N. J. Enright, J. B. Fontaine, C. R. Gosper, I. Radford, J. J. Midgley, and R. M. Gunton. “A synthesis of postfire recovery traits of woody plants in Australian ecosystems”. Science of The Total Environment 534 (2015), pp. 31-42. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.002.
Mokany_201533K. Mokany, J. J. Thomson, A. J. J. Lynch, G. J. Jordan, and S. Ferrier. “Linking changes in community composition and function under climate change”. Ecological Applications 25.8 (2015), pp. 2132-2141. doi: 10.1890/14-2384.1.
Doherty_202122M. Doherty. “Fire Severity and Plant Community Dynamics in the Australian Alps, Southeastern New South Wales”. PhD. Australian National University, 2021. url: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/224564.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Collette_202111J. C. Collette and M. K. J. Ooi. “Distribution of seed dormancy classes across a fire-prone continent: effects of rainfall seasonality and temperature”. Annals of Botany 127.5 (2021), pp. 613-620. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcaa203.
Munroe_201911S. E. M. Munroe, F. A. McInerney, J. Andrae, N. Welti, G. R. Guerin, E. Leitch, T. Hall, S. Szarvas, R. Atkins, S. Caddy-Retalic, and B. Sparrow. “The Photosynthetic Pathways of Plant Species Surveyed in Australia's National Terrestrial Monitoring Network”. Scientific Data 8 (2021), p. 97. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00877-z.
Purdie_197611R. W. Purdie and R. O. Slatyer. “Vegetation succession after fire in sclerophyll woodland communities in south-eastern Australia”. Australian Journal of Ecology 1 (1976), pp. 223-236.
RBGK_201411Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID). 2014. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Schmidt_199311S. Schmidt. “Unpublished data: Compilation of mycorrhizal status data, University of Queensland”. 1993.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.