seed_length

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• Label: Seed length
• Entity URI: https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0012613
• Type: numeric
• Definition: A seed morphology trait [TO:0000184] which is the greatest linear dimension [PATO:0001708] (axis) of a seed [PO:0009010] and is perpendicular to [PATO:0002434] the seed width [PATO:0000921] and seed height [PATO:0000119] axes [NCIT:C25154].;Longest linear seed dimension.
• Additional comments: Observations of this trait in AusTraits are almost certainly an undocumented mix of dimensions of true seeds and diaspores. When all or part of the fruit is not easily separated from the true seed, many researchers will have recorded and submitted a diaspore length, but labeled the data 'seed length'. The intent of this measurement is that it excludes appendages, although it is likely some submitted measurements include small appendages that are not easily separated from the seed.
• units: mm
• allowable range: 0.01 - 1000 mm

See the AusTraits Plant Dictionary (https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0012613) for additional information about this trait.

Coverage

For this trait, AusTraits includes a total of 29,285 records. This includes:

• data for 9,916 species.
• data for 235 families.
• data from 43 datasets (see the portal Citations tab for a list of sources)