Tarlmounia elliptica
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Family Asteraceae
Taxonomy: Tarlmounia elliptica (DC.) H.Rob., S.C.Keeley, Skvarla & R.Chan
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Vernonia elaeagnifolia DC. (taxonomic synonym)
- Vernonia elliptica DC. (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): Qld (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (2), ABRS_2023 (16), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 17 traits from 21 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): 2.05 mm (1.8-2.3 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): achene (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 40 mm (20-60 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 25 mm (10-40 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 2.5 cm (2.5-2.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); oblong (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): acute (1); cuneate (1); obtuse (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): climber (1); climber_woody (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): rhizomatous (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 13 | 16 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| ABRS_2022 | 2 | 2 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.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. |