Comesperma scoparium

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Polygalaceae/Comesperma

At a glance

Occurrence records1 232

Data sources2

Biological traits30

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources2 archives

Databases and archives Comesperma scoparium's data was compiled from.

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 232 records↗

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On this page2 sections

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Traits & measurements4 literature sources30 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 232 records

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology11

Fruit length5.75 mm

Leaf length2 mm

Leaf width1 mm

Plant height0.8 m

Plant height max1.2 m

Plant height min0.3 m

Seed length3 mm

Seed mass1.42 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 1.42 mg · AusTraits: 1.6 mg · GIFT: 1.42 mg

Seed mass max1.6 mg

Seed mass min1.24 mg

Seed width2.13 mm

Life cycle & reproduction7

Dispersal typeanimal+self

Flowering timeyyyyyyyyyyyy

Life formsubshrub or shrub

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromeinsect

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment9

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapenarrowly_triangular

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 232 records

Wild obs. + sensor578

Museum / vouchered651

Cultivated / captive3

Origin

Native273

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO3 452 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 accuracy61% within 1 km

≤100 m 233≤1 km 49≤10 km 148>10 km 31

461 georeferenced · 117 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor578

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 accuracy45% within 1 km

≤100 m 170≤1 km 87≤10 km 261>10 km 52

570 georeferenced · 81 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence651

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 1≤1 km 2

3 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living3

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 institutions11 of 15 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Kensington, AU	239
Adelaide, AU	185
Canberra, AU	81
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	66
Mount Annan, AU	17
Kew, GB	7
Brisbane, AU	5
Claremont, US	4
Palmerston, AU	3
BGPAlocation not on record	3
MAlocation not on record	2
Stockholm, SE	1
Parkville, AU	1
Uniwersytet Jagiellońskilocation not on record	1
South Kensington, GB	1

15 institutions · 616 of 651 vouchered records shown · 35 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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Comesperma scoparium

At a glance

Sources2 archives

Size & morphology11

Life cycle & reproduction7

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment9

Physiology & chemistry2

Record type1 232 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions11 of 15 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Record type1 232 records