Wahlenbergia tumidifructa

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Campanulaceae/Wahlenbergia

At a glance

Occurrence records1 959

Data sources6

Biological traits37

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Wahlenbergia tumidifructa's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 959 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources37 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 959 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 54

01Narrative

Wahlenbergia tumidifructa is a small herbaceous plant in the family Campanulaceae. This species is native to Australia, where it has a wide distribution across subtropical, semi-arid and arid zones, occurring in all mainland states and territories. The slender, erect, annual herb typically grows to a height of 0.06 to. It blooms between March and December producing blue-white flowers. The species is found on clay pans and along drainage lines across the interior of Australia, including in the Mid West, Goldfields-Esperance, Wheatbelt and Pilbara regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-loamy soils.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology14

Fruit length5.75 mm

Fruit width3.5 mm

Leaf length27 mm

Leaf length max60 mm

Leaf length min2 mm

Leaf width5 mm

Leaf width max12 mm

Leaf width min0.2 mm

Plant height0.55 m

Plant height max0.9 m

Plant height min0.04 m

Seed mass0.01 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 0.01 mg · AusTraits: 0.011 mg · GIFT: 0.01 mg

Seed mass max0.01 mg

Seed mass min0.01 mg

Life cycle & reproduction9

Dehiscencedehiscent

Dispersal typeself

Flowering timennnnnnnnnnnn

Life formannual or subshrub

Life spanannual perennial

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: annual perennial · GIFT: annual

Pollination syndromeinsect

Raunkiær life formtherophyte

Resprouting capacitypartial_resprouting

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatedesert or dry shrubland

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formherb

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapelinear oblanceolate obovate

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Wahlenbergia tumidifructa has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Wahlenbergia tumidifructa carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 54 n = 27

Ploidypolyploid inferred

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

n 271×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl

CCDB · ipcn-api-dl — Smith, P. J. 1992. A revision of the genus Wahlenbergia (Campanulaceae) in Australia. Telopea 5: 91–175.

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

polyploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 959 records

Wild obs. + sensor814

Museum / vouchered1 127

Cultivated / captive2

Other16

Origin

Native278

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO5 912 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 accuracy95% within 1 km

≤100 m 554≤1 km 44≤10 km 28>10 km 2

628 georeferenced · 186 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor814

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 accuracy53% within 1 km

≤100 m 351≤1 km 210≤10 km 397>10 km 95

1 053 georeferenced · 74 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence1 127

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 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates

Open the mapnot free-living2

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 institutions14 of 22 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Adelaide, AU	350
Kensington, AU	174
Palmerston, AU	132
Canberra, AU	110
Brisbane, AU	109
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	89
Mount Annan, AU	40
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record	13
Armidale, AU	12
NSW Office of Environment and Heritagelocation not on record	6
Kew, GB	5
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	5
Hobart, AU	4
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	3
Paris, FR	2
MAlocation not on record	1
Claremont, US	1
Auckland, NZ	1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record	1
GB	1
BGPAlocation not on record	1
Uppsala, SE	1

22 institutions · 1 061 of 1 127 vouchered records shown · 66 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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Wahlenbergia tumidifructa

At a glance

Sources6 archives

Size & morphology14

Life cycle & reproduction9

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment10

Physiology & chemistry2

Other traits1

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type1 959 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions14 of 22 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Record type1 959 records