Thelypteris confluens
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Family Thelypteridaceae
Taxonomy: Thelypteris confluens (Thunb.) C.V.Morton
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Nephrodium squamulosum Hook.f. (taxonomic synonym)
- Pteris confluens Thunb. (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): Qld, Vic
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (11), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (7), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (19). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 30 traits from 46 records in 7 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 (1) [sources: White_2020]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 212.5 mm (40-500 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 8.5 mm (6-11 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): lanceolate (1); narrowly_oblong (1); oblong (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): revolute (2); undulate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_lobation (categorical): lobed (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
- photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: White_2020]
- plant_growth_form (categorical): fern (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- plant_growth_substrate (categorical): terrestrial (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: White_2020]
- parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (1) [sources: White_2020]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1) [sources: White_2020]
- dispersers (categorical): wind (1) [sources: White_2020]
- flowering_time (categorical): ynnnnnnnnnyy (1) [sources: White_2020]
- seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: White_2020]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: White_2020]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| White_2020 | 19 | 19 | M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020. |
| ABRS_2023 | 7 | 11 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| RBGV_2023 | 6 | 7 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| ABRS_2022 | 3 | 3 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.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. |