Astrotricha linearis

A.Cunn. ex Benth. · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Astrotricha

At a glance

Occurrence records196

Data sources4

Biological traits34

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Astrotricha linearis's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility196 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources34 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF196 records

01Narrative

Astrotricha linearis, commonly known as the narrow-leaf star-hair, is a plant species in the family Araliaceae. The species is endemic to south-east Australia. Plants grow to 1.5 metres high and have linear leaves that are 20 to 65 mm long and 1 to 1.5 mm wide. Flowers appear between October and December in the species native range. The species was formally described in 1837 based on plant material collected by Allan Cunningham near Bathurst. It occurs naturally in heath or dry woodland in New South Wales and Victoria.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology12

Fruit length3.8 mm

Fruit width3.4 mm

Leaf length20 mm

Leaf length max65 mm

Leaf length min20 mm

Leaf width1.5 mm

Leaf width max1.5 mm

Leaf width min1 mm

Petiole length0.3 cm

Plant height1.5 m

Plant height max2 m

Plant height min0.6 m

Life cycle & reproduction8

Dispersal typewater

Flowering endDec

Flowering startOct

Flowering timennnnnnnnnyyy

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromeinsect

Resprouting capacityfire_killed

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessfleshy

Fruit typemericarp

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapelinear

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type196 records

Wild obs. + sensor83

Museum / vouchered113

Origin

Native27

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO516 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 accuracy99% within 1 km

≤100 m 66≤1 km 10≤10 km 1

77 georeferenced · 6 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor83

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 accuracy46% within 1 km

≤100 m 13≤1 km 27≤10 km 40>10 km 7

87 georeferenced · 26 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence113

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 institutions9 of 14 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	58
Mount Annan, AU	28
Canberra, AU	14
Batemans Bay, AU	3
Kew, GB	1
Wollongong, AU	1
Parkville, AU	1
Hobart, AU	1
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	1
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record	1
Brisbane, AU	1
Wlocation not on record	1
Armidale, AU	1
La Trobe Universitylocation not on record	1

14 institutions · 113 of 113 vouchered records shown

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