Hydrocotyle phoenix — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hydrocotyle

At a glance

Occurrence records13

Data sources3

Biological traits4

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources3 archives

Databases and archives Hydrocotyle phoenix's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation1 languages↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility13 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements2 literature sources4 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF13 records

01Narrative

Hydrocotyle phoenix is a species of annual pennywort and is commonly called fire pennywort. It is only known to grow in south-west Australia, specifically in fire prone habitats; it is unique in this regard as it is the only species of Hydrocotyle known to have a fire adapted life-history. The specific epiphet "phoenix" references this fire adapted life history as in Greek mythology, a phoenix experiences rebirth by rising from ashes, much like how this plant rises from the ashes after a wildfire.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraits

Life cycle & reproduction1

Life spanannual ephemeral

Habitat & environment3

Climatesubtropical

Growth formherb

Woodinessnon-woody

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type13 records

Wild obs. + sensor3

Museum / vouchered10

Origin

Native1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO16 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 accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 1>10 km 2

3 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor3

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 accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 10

10 georeferenced

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence10

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 institutions4 of 5 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	6
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	1
Brisbane, AU	1
Mount Annan, AU	1
Hobart, AU	1

5 institutions · 10 of 10 vouchered records shown