Verbena caracasana
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Family Verbenaceae
Taxonomy: Verbena caracasana Kunth
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Verbena litoralis var. caracasana (Kunth) Briq. (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (14), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (14), Sjostrom_2006 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 17 traits from 39 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.
flower morphology
- sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 1.75 mm (1.5-2 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): mericarp (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 50 mm (30-70 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 13 mm (6-20 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- petiole_length (numerical): 0.5 cm (0.5-0.5 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): narrowly_elliptical (2); ovate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cuneate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): toothed (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): whorled (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.7 m (0.4-1 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 10 | 14 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 10 | 14 | N. 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/. |
| 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. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 3 | 3 | N. 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/. |
| Sjostrom_2006 | 2 | 2 | A. 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. |
| 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. |