serotiny

Label: Serotiny
Entity URI: https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0030412
Type: categorical
Definition: A fire response trait which indicates whether a fruit [PO:0009001] or cone [strobilus; PO:0025083] remains closed in the canopy [ENVO:01001242] after maturation [TO:0002661], with the seed [PO:0009010] only being released [NCIT:C42882] after a specific [NCIT:C38024] environmental conditions [ENVO:01000203], usually an environmental cue associated with a fire [ENVO:01000786], but possibly also drought or extreme heat.;Categorical variable describing whether a fruit or cone remains closed in the plant canopy after maturation until an environmental cue, usually a fire, but possibly also drought or extreme heat, triggers it to release its seeds.
Additional comments: None

Allowed values:

value	description
not_serotinous	Plant does not display serotiny.
serotinous	Plant serotinous, level not specified.
serotiny_high	Plant displays a strong level of serotiny, indicating all seeds are retained as a canopy seedbank until an environmental cue triggers their release.
serotiny_low	Plant displays a weak level of serotiny, indicating it releases most of its seeds gradually, with only a small proportion of the seeds retained as a canopy seedbank until an environmental cue triggers the release of the entire seedbank.
serotiny_moderate	Plant displays a moderate level of serotiny, indicating it releases some of its seeds gradually, with the remainder retained as a canopy seedbank until an environmental cue triggers the release of the entire seedbank.

See the AusTraits Plant Dictionary (https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0030412) for additional information about this trait.

Coverage

For this trait, AusTraits includes a total of 1,632 records. This includes: