Hovea montana

(Hook.f.) J.H.Ross · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Hovea

At a glance

Occurrence records2 222

Data sources5

Biological traits44

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources5 archives

Databases and archives Hovea montana's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 222 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources44 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF2 222 records

01Narrative

Hovea montana, commonly known as alpine hovea, mountain hovea or alpine rusty-pods, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, and is endemic to Australia. It is a small shrub with narrow leaves and purple pea flowers.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology19

Fruit length10 mm

Leaf length30 mm

Leaf length max30 mm

Leaf length min10 mm

Leaf mass17.52 mg

Leaf mass per area209 g/m2

Leaf size60.99 mm²

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 60.99 mm² · AusTraits: 76.43 mm²

Leaf width5 mm

Leaf width max5 mm

Leaf width min2 mm

Petiole length0.31 cm

Plant height0.5 m

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: 0.5 m · TRY: 0.293 m

Plant height max0.5 m

Plant height min0.15 m

Seed length4.25 mm

Seed mass21.93 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 21.93 mg · AusTraits: 15.96 mg · GIFT: 23.14 mg

Seed mass max23.14 mg

Seed mass min23.14 mg

Seed width3.31 mm

Life cycle & reproduction9

Dehiscencedehiscent

Dispersal typeanimal

Flowering timennnnnnnnnyyy

Life spanperennial

Lifespan years70 years

Pollination syndromeinsect

Reproductive maturity15 years

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typehermaphrodite+monoecious

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typelegume

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapenarrowly_elliptical narrowly_oblong

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry4

Leaf dry-matter content (LDMC)540 mg/g

Nitrogen fixingnitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)5.29 mm²/mg

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type2 222 records

Wild obs. + sensor1 724

Museum / vouchered488

Cultivated / captive8

Other2

Origin

Native98

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO2 268 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 accuracy91% within 1 km

≤100 m 1 164≤1 km 290≤10 km 133>10 km 14

1 601 georeferenced · 123 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor1 724

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 52≤1 km 147≤10 km 201>10 km 41

441 georeferenced · 47 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence488

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

Coordinate accuracy86% within 1 km

≤100 m 5≤1 km 1≤10 km 1

7 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates

Open the mapnot free-living8

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	138
Canberra, AU	129
Mount Annan, AU	98
Hobart, AU	46
Adelaide, AU	23
La Trobe Universitylocation not on record	13
Brisbane, AU	9
Armidale, AU	9
Parkville, AU	7
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record	6
QVMAGlocation not on record	6
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	2
Wellington, NZ	1
Saint Louis, US	1

14 institutions · 488 of 488 vouchered records shown

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

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Hovea montana

At a glance

Sources5 archives

Size & morphology19

Life cycle & reproduction9

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment10

Physiology & chemistry4

Other traits1

Record type2 222 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions9 of 14 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Record type2 222 records