Watsonia versfeldii
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Family Iridaceae
Taxonomy: Watsonia versfeldii J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Watsonia versfeldii var. alba J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, Vic Flora, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (1), ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (13), RBGV_2022 (2), RBGV_2023 (9), WAH_2022_1 (3), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_1 (1), WAH_2023_2 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Yang_2023 (2). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 17 traits from 43 records in 12 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: Yang_2023]
- post_fire_flowering (categorical): fire_enhanced_flowering (1) [sources: Yang_2023]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 30 mm (30-30 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): black (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 950 mm (700-1200 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 32.5 mm (20-45 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): ensiform (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): geophyte (1); herb (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (4); woody (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- storage_organ (categorical): corm (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; WAH_2023_1; WAH_2023_2]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 1.73 m (1-2 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; WAH_2023_2]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 11 | 13 | 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 | 8 | 9 | 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. |
| WAH_2022_1 | 3 | 3 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| WAH_2022_2 | 3 | 3 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| WAH_2023_2 | 2 | 3 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| RBGV_2022 | 2 | 2 | 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. |
| Yang_2023 | 2 | 2 | S. Yang. “Unpublished data: Fire response traits scored from national and state floras and the taxonomic literature, University of New South Wales”. 2023. |
| ABRS_1981 | 1 | 1 | B. A. Barlow, H. T. Clifford, A. S. George, and A. K. A. McCusker. Flora of Australia. 1981. url: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/flora/main/. |
| WAH_2023_1 | 1 | 1 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |