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Wollastonia uniflora

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Family Asteraceae

Taxonomy: Wollastonia uniflora (Willd.) Orchard

Synonyms: 6 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Buphthalmum uniflorum G.Forst. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Buphthalmum uniflorum Spreng. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Buphthalmum uniflorum Willd. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Wedelia forsteriana Endl. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Wedelia uniflora (G.Forst. ex Willd.) W.R.B.Oliv. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Wollastonia forsteriana (Endl.) DC. (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Melanthera biflora (L.) Wild (misapplied)
  • Wedelia biflora (L.) DC. (misapplied)
  • Wollastonia biflora (L.) DC. (misapplied)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW, LHI, NI

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (21), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (18), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (6). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 25 traits from 56 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
  • flower_colour (categorical): yellow_orange (1) [sources: eFLOWER_Dun_2022]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 2.68 mm (2.2-3 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 1.75 mm (1.5-2 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): achene (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): black (1); grey (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 65 mm (20-120 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 40 mm (15-65 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 2.75 cm (2-4 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (2); lanceolate (2); ovate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): rounded (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2); toothed_serrate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3); shrub (1); subshrub (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3); semi_woody (1); woody (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): climbing (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 0.75 m (0.5-1 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
ABRS_20231521Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_20231318N. 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/.
eFLOWER_Dun_202256L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.
ABRS_202244Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.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/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.