AusTraits

Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta

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Family Campanulaceae

Taxonomy: Wahlenbergia stricta (R.Br.) Sweet subsp. stricta

Synonyms: 5 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Wahlenbergia consimilis Lothian (taxonomic synonym)
  • Wahlenbergia marginata subvar. trichogyna (Stearn) Tuyn (taxonomic synonym)
  • Wahlenbergia marginata var. grandiflora Tuyn (taxonomic synonym)
  • Wahlenbergia trichogyna Stearn (taxonomic synonym)
  • Wahlenbergia vinciflora f. eriocalyx Domin (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 5 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Campanula gracilis var. vinciflora (Vent.) R.Br. (misapplied)
  • Campanula vinciflora Vent. (pro parte misapplied)
  • Wahlenbergia gracilis (G.Forst.) A.DC. (pro parte misapplied)
  • Wahlenbergia gracilis var. vinciflora (Vent.) Hook.f. (misapplied)
  • Wahlenbergia vinciflora (Vent.) Decne. (misapplied)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (1), Doherty_2021 (2), Meers_2007 (11), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (20), NSWFRD_2014 (6), Pickup_2021 (20), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (19), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (20), Williams_2011 (9). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 50 traits from 122 records in 15 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): partial_resprouting (5); resprouts (3) [sources: Doherty_2021; Meers_2007; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (4) [sources: Pickup_2021]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 6.5 mm (3-10 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 5.88 mm (2.5-10 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 6.5 mm (3-10 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 160.5 mm2 (160.5-160.5 mm2) [sources: Meers_2007]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 37.5 mm (5-70 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 7 mm (1-13 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 33 g/m2 (33-33 g/m2) [sources: Meers_2007]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (2); narrowly_ovate (1); oblanceolate (1); obovate (2); ovate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1); toothed (1); toothed_crenate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1); undulate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2); opposite (2); whorled (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (11) [sources: NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (2) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (4) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: Meers_2007; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (2) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1); barochory (1); zoochory (1) [sources: Meers_2007; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): invertebrates (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnyyyy (1); yyyyyyyyyyyy (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (5) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (6) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1); vegetative (1) [sources: Meers_2007; White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): adventitious_roots (1); root_buds (1) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2011]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): bud-bearing_root (1) [sources: Doherty_2021]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.01 mg (0-0.02 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Meers_2007]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid_flattened (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
NHNSW_20231420N. 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/.
Pickup_2021520M. 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.
White_20202020M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
RBGV_20231519VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.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_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.
NSWFRD_201466B. 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.
NHNSW_202233N. 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_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
WAH_2022_233Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
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.
WAH_2023_212Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.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/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.