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Utricularia dichotoma

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Family Lentibulariaceae

Taxonomy: Utricularia dichotoma Labill.

Synonyms: 6 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Pleiochasia dichotoma (Labill.) Barnhart (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Utricularia billardierei F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Utricularia billardieri F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Utricularia linearifolia Benj. (pro parte taxonomic synonym)
  • Utricularia rotundifolia F.E.Lloyd (taxonomic synonym)
  • Utricularia sp. aff. dichotoma (taxonomic synonym)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (1), Britton_1994 (2), Cheal_2017 (8), Draper_2023 (3), Hughes_1992 (3), Jordan_2001 (6), Kew_2019_1 (3), Kubiak_2009 (2), Mokany_2015 (3), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (9), NSWFRD_2014 (8), Pickup_2021 (5), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (13), SAH_2014 (1), SAH_2022 (2), SAH_2023 (16), Sjostrom_2006 (4), WAH_1998 (1), WAH_2022_2 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (60), Williams_2011 (9). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 59 traits from 178 records in 26 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
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 4.5 mm (4-5 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 4.5 mm (4-5 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 4.5 mm (4-5 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 157.08 mm2 (157.08-157.08 mm2) [sources: Mokany_2015]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 71 mm (3-140 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 5 mm (5-5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (1); narrowly_obovate (1); obovate (1); strap-shaped (2); widely_elliptical (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): scattered (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (4) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (12) [sources: Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): annual (1); perennial (4); short_lived_perennial (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; Jordan_2001; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • plant_growth_substrate (categorical): aquatic (1); terrestrial (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (5) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): rosette (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (4) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): carnivorous (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (4) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1); epizoochory (3); hydrochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): birds (3); wind (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnyyyyyyyyyy (1); ynnnnnnnnyyy (3); yyynnnnyyyyy (1); yyyyynnyyyyy (1); yyyyyyyyyyyy (1) [sources: Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; WAH_1998; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): none (1) [sources: Pickup_2021]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); persistent (3); transient (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): stolon (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.06 mg (0.01-0.1 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Kew_2019_1; Mokany_2015]
  • seed_length (numerical): 0.5 mm (0.5-0.5 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 0.3 mm (0.3-0.3 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (2); winged (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_20202060M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
SAH_20231216S. 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/.
RBGV_20231013VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_202389N. 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/.
Williams_201199R. 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.
NSWFRD_201488B. 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.
Jordan_200166G. 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.
Pickup_202155M. Pickup and T. McDonald. Bushfire impacts — A national model for assessing local landscape restoration priorities. Project Phoenix Report. Greening Australia, 2021. url: https://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1.02R2.pdf.
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/.
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.
WAH_2022_244Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Draper_202333J. 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.
Hughes_199233L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
Kew_2019_113Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
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.
Britton_199412D. L. Britton and M. A. Brock. “Seasonal germination from wetland seed banks”. Marine and Freshwater Research 45.8 (1994), pp. 1445-1457. doi: 10.1071/mf9941445.
Kubiak_200922P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
SAH_202222S. 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/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
ANBG_201911Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
SAH_201411J. P. Jessop and H. R. Toelken. Flora of South Australia, 4th edition, 4 vols. Electronic version curated by J. Kellermann, State Herbarium of South Australia.. Government Printer, Adelaide, 1986.
WAH_199811Western Australian Herbarium. FloraBase: The Western Australian flora. 1998. url: http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.