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Occurrence record: AD 299818

Preserved specimen of Euphorbia dallachyana Baill. | Caustic Weed recorded on 2025-03-04
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Dataset

Data partner Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource AD AVH Data
Institution code Supplied institution code "AD"
Collection Supplied collection code "AD"
Catalog number AD 299818
Occurrence ID AD:AD:AD299818
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations sheet
Identified by Lang, P.J.  
Collector Brodie, C.J.
Record number 11059
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Supplied as https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
Rights holder Board of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium
Institution ID https://scientific-collections.gbif.org/institution/4ca40b99-dada-4fdc-b92b-2ed7b1cab89c
Establishment means introduced
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as Present
Identified by ID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2693-324X
recorded by ID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9067-883X
Collection https://scientific-collections.gbif.org/collection/c26d41e5-754f-4ef2-9a9a-8790ff21a498
Dataset / Survey name [The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH)]
Disposition in collection pipeline
Date identified 2025-05-02

Event

Dataset / Survey name The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH)  
Occurrence date 2025-03-04
Supplied as year:2025  month:03  day:04 
End day of year 63
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 63

Taxonomy

Scientific name Euphorbia dallachyana
Supplied scientific name "Euphorbia dallachyana Baill."
Identified to rank species
Common name Caustic Weed
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Order Malpighiales
Family Euphorbiaceae
Genus Euphorbia
Species Euphorbia dallachyana
Scientific name ID https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/91834
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Baill.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory South Australia
Locality Adelaide Botanic Garden; in First Creek, between the main public footbridge over the creek, and ice-house, near the Simpson Shadehouse.
Habitat
Supplied as "Rocky base of wild dry creek with self-sown plants including Cyperus eragrostis, Persicaria decipiens, Dysphania pumilio, Amaranthus viridis, Portulaca oleracea, several other prostrate Euphorbia sp., Cenchrus setaceus seedlings, red gum seedlings, white cedar seedlings, palm seedlings, and weedy annual and perennial grasses."
Latitude -34.917999
Supplied as: "-34.917999"
Longitude 138.611925
Supplied as: "138.611925"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Adelaide Botanic Garden; in First Creek, between the main public footbridge over the creek, and ice-house, near the Simpson Shadehouse.
Coordinate precision 0.000001
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 117.0
Georeference protocol GPS
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Continent Oceania
Marine false
Country Code AU

Additional properties

herbarium region sa Southern Lofty - SL-11

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Flinders Lofty Block
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Mount Lofty Ranges
    NRM Regions 2010 Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges
    NRM Regions 2017 Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Green Adelaide
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Flinders Lofty Block
    IBRA 7 Regions Flinders Lofty Block
    IBRA 7 Subregions Mount Lofty Ranges
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 South Australian Gulf
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South Australian Gulf
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 TORRENS RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Adelaide - Prospect - Walkerville
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Kaurna People Native Title Settlement ILUA
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Adelaide - Central
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Adelaide
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Greater South Australia
    Marine
    States including coastal waters South Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories South Australia
    Australian States and Territories South Australia
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Adelaide
    Electorates March 2025 Adelaide
    Local Government Areas 2011 Adelaide (C)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Adelaide
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 ADELAIDE CITY COUNCIL
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 42
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 469
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) GREATER ADELAIDE
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) ADELAIDE
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) ADELAIDE CITY
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) ADELAIDE - CENTRAL AND HILLS
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) ADELAIDE
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) ADELAIDE - PROSPECT - WALKERVILLE
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) ADELAIDE - CENTRAL
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) ADELAIDE
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Major Cities of Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    PSMA States (2016) SOUTH AUSTRALIA
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Adelaide
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Adelaide
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Greater Adelaide
    Local Government Areas 2023 Adelaide
    Postal Areas 2021 5000
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Major Cities of Australia
    States and Territories 2021 South Australia
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Adelaide
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Adelaide City
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Adelaide - Central and Hills
    Tourism Regions 2021 Adelaide
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Other Crown Land
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt woodlands
    Vegetation types - present cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 126769.0 frequency
    Species Richness 5862.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 499.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 201.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 3.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 58.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 47.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 58.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 18.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 202.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 17.4 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 42.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 25.7 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 16.9 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 22.5 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 7.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 11.8 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 10.2 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 22.2 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.45 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.41
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 29.6 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 22.2 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 11.9 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 543.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 212.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 18.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 66.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 44.24515 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 68.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 76.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 212.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 16.604166 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 21.5 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 7.1 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 11.616667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 10.241667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 21.466667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 47.63566 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 406.6854
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 28.6 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 21.616667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 11.616667 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 48.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.44
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.89
    Elevation 40.0 m