plant_tolerance_salt

Label: Plant salt tolerance strategy
Entity URI: https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0030816
Type: categorical
Definition: An environmental [ENVO:01000203] tolerance [NCIT:C43414] trait which categorises plants based on their salinity [PATO:0085001] tolerance [TO:0006001], reflecting the duration [PATO:0001309] and concentration [PATO:0000033] of salt [CHEBI:24866] exposure that a plant is able to tolerate.;Classification scheme of plant salt-tolerance categories, categorising taxa based on their tolerance of or sensitivity to salty soils, salt spray, or salt water.
Additional comments: The trait `soil_salinity_tolerance` documents actual soil salinity levels taxa can tolerate. The trait `plant_type_by_resource_use` has some overlapping values, but focuses on terms to describe a plant's overall resource tolerances/requirements, while this trait focuses on terms associated with salinity tolerances/requirements. The trait `plant_tolerance_soil_salinity` offers numeric soil salinity levels a taxon can tolerate.

Allowed values:

value	description
glycophyte	Plants that cannot survive even one tenth the salt concentration found in seawater.
halophyte	Plants that complete their life cycle in a salty environment; many survive in seawater or even higher concentrations of salt.
halophyte_moderate	Plant that is moderately tolerant of soil salinity/sodicity.
hydrohalophyte	Tidal swamp or 'mangrove' and coastal lagoon elements and temperate-zone salt-marsh taxa are classed together.
salinity_tolerance_undefined	Plant's ability to tolerate salt is unknown.
salt_spray_tolerant	Plant that is tolerant of salt spray (typically inhabiting near-coastal environments).
xerohalophyte	Plants adapted to inland salt desert and saline habitats.

See the AusTraits Plant Dictionary (https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0030816) for additional information about this trait.

Coverage

For this trait, AusTraits includes a total of 7,777 records. This includes: