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Occurrence record: CANB 826242.1

Preserved specimen of Alternanthera denticulata R.Br. | Lesser Joyweed recorded on 2007-04-23
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Dataset

Data partner Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANB) AVH data
Institution code Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research
Supplied institution code "CANB"
Collection Australian National Herbarium
Supplied collection code "CANB"
Catalog number CANB 826242.1
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations sheet
Identified by Robertson, Enid L.  
Collector Robertson, E.L.
Record number 587
Reproductive condition flowers|leaf
Associated Occurrence Status Asserted duplicates
Associated occurrences The occurrence is associated with a representative record.
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Supplied as http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
Language en
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Associated records ASSOCIATED
Disposition in collection
Occurrence remarks Perennial herb, mostly prostrate, with numerous branches, sometimes shooting at nodes. This species stands out because of its green leaves. The country is in drought conditions - apart from an occasional clump of native {Carex} sp. only other green plant at present in creekline is weed {Cyperus eragrostis}.
Date identified 2007-06-27

Event

Occurrence date 2007-04-23
End day of year 113
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 113

Taxonomy

Scientific name Alternanthera denticulata
Supplied scientific name "Alternanthera denticulata R.Br."
Identified to rank species
Common name Lesser Joyweed
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Order Caryophyllales
Family Amaranthaceae
Genus Alternanthera
Species Alternanthera denticulata
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship R.Br.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory South Australia
Locality Watiparinga National Trust Reserve. Eden Hills. In creekline between Euralpa Section and Baeckea section of Watiparinga Reserve.
Habitat
Supplied as "In creekline, creek only flows intermittently. Restored grassy woodland ({Euc[alyptus] microcarpa} slopes either side of creek. Rocky creekline, mainly weeds, three cornered garlic, ribgrass, nasturtium, {Rumex} sp., {Cyperus eragrostis}."
Latitude -35.018889
Supplied as: "-35.018888889"
Longitude 138.594167
Supplied as: "138.594166667"
Datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 50.0
County Lofty South
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 35 1 8 S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 138 35 39 E

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    Inferred associated occurrence details

    This record is associated with the representative record. This mean another record has been detected to be similar to this record, and that the other record (the representative record) has the most detailed information for the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID 05a6d190-d199-4499-9ff3-620af066c9d6
    Data Resource National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL) AVH data
    Raw Scientific Name Alternanthera denticulata
    Coordinates -35.018889,138.599722
    Related records
    Record UUID 6084fa61-db95-4e93-87fc-189be11b1ca1
    Data Resource AD AVH Data
    Raw Scientific Name Alternanthera denticulata R.Br.
    Coordinates -35.018889,138.599722
    Record UUID 9f77d600-e00f-43e4-801a-84ff72c3a763
    Data Resource Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANB) AVH data
    Raw Scientific Name Alternanthera denticulata R.Br.
    Coordinates -35.018889,138.594167

    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 Unley - Burnside - Mitcham
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Kaurna People Native Title Settlement ILUA
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Mitcham
    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 Boothby
    Electorates March 2025 Boothby
    Local Government Areas 2011 Mitcham (C)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Mitcham - Hills
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 CITY OF MITCHAM
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 15
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 654
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) GREATER ADELAIDE
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) BELLEVUE HEIGHTS
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) MITCHAM
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) ADELAIDE - SOUTH
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) BOOTHBY
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) UNLEY - BURNSIDE - MITCHAM
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) MITCHAM
    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 Waite
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Bellevue Heights
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Greater Adelaide
    Local Government Areas 2023 Mitcham
    Postal Areas 2021 5050
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Major Cities of Australia
    States and Territories 2021 South Australia
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Bellevue Heights
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Mitcham
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Adelaide - South
    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 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 60366.0 frequency
    Species Richness 3404.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 641.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 268.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 4.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 68.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 51.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 68.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 23.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 270.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 17.0 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 43.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 24.9 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 16.2 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 21.3 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 7.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 11.3 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 9.5 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 21.3 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.45 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.36
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 28.5 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 21.3 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 11.3 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 723.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 297.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 21.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 81.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 49.516537 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 81.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 109.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 297.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 15.45 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 20.2 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 6.8 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 10.7 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 9.35 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 20.166666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 46.28713 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 389.31174
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 27.0 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 20.216667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 10.7 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 48.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.56
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 161.0 m