leaf_lifespan
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- Label: Leaf lifespan
- Entity URI: https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0030025
- Type: numeric
- Definition: The duration [PATO:0001309] that an individual leaf [PO:0025034] is attached to the stem [PO:0009047] and is physiologically functional [PATO:0001510].;Duration of time that an individual leaf is attached to the stem and physiologically functional; leaf longevity.
- Additional comments: Leaf lifespan is the inverse of the rate of leaf turnover. For some species, leaflets or other portions of a leaf may be censused rather than the entire leaf lamina. Leaf lifespan can be censused as either the rate of shedding leaves (leaf death) or the rate of formation of new leaves (leaf birth).
- units: mo
- allowable range: 1 - 1000 mo
See the AusTraits Plant Dictionary (https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0030025) for additional information about this trait.
Coverage
For this trait, AusTraits includes a total of 431 records. This includes:
- data for 145 species.
- data for 39 families.
- data from 7 datasets (see the portal Citations tab for a list of sources)