Apowollastonia spilanthoides

(F.Muell.) Orchard · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Apowollastonia

At a glance

Occurrence records673

Data sources4

Biological traits28

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Apowollastonia spilanthoides's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility673 records↗

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources28 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF673 records

01Narrative

Wedelia spilanthoides is a herbaceous flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The natural habitat is open woodland of Australia and New Guinea. It was first described by Victorian State Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1865.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology11

Fruit length3 mm

Fruit width1.1 mm

Leaf length40 mm

Leaf length max100 mm

Leaf length min25 mm

Leaf width3.5 mm

Leaf width max10 mm

Leaf width min2 mm

Plant height0.5 m

Plant height max1 m

Seed mass1.49 mg

Life cycle & reproduction6

Dehiscenceindehiscent

Dispersal typeanimal

Flowering timeyyyyynnnyyyy

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromeinsect

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit typeachene

Growth formherb

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapenarrowly_lanceolate strap-shaped

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type673 records

Wild obs. + sensor135

Museum / vouchered395

Cultivated / captive1

Other142

Origin

Native37

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO2 232 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy93% within 1 km

≤100 m 78≤1 km 13≤10 km 4>10 km 3

98 georeferenced · 37 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor135

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy41% within 1 km

≤100 m 133≤1 km 18≤10 km 159>10 km 59

369 georeferenced · 26 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence395

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 1 records without

Open the mapnot free-living1

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions7 of 10 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Brisbane, AU	245
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	47
Mount Annan, AU	37
Canberra, AU	23
Smithfield, AU	15
James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record	7
University of Papua New Guinealocation not on record	7
Palmerston, AU	5
Adelaide, AU	4
Armidale, AU	3

10 institutions · 393 of 395 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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