©2023 International Society of Arboriculture Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 49(4): July 2023 195 Table 1. List of all traits and their classes found in the Which Plant Where plant-selector tool. Trait information was obtained from a variety of nursery (domestic Australian and international), government, university, botanical garden, landscaping, and horticultural websites. Category/sub-category Description Class(es) Form Height in cultivation Minimum and maximum height (m) of plant grown in cultivation various Width in cultivation Minimum and maximum width (m) of plant grown in cultivation various Flower colour assorted, blue, black, brown, cream, does not flower, green, inconspicuous flowers, orange, pink, purple, red, silver, white, yellow Flower period summer, autumn, winter, spring, any time, does not flower Leaf colour Primary colour of leaves throughout the year blue-green, green, grey-green, purple, red, silver, variegated, yellow Leaf loss deciduous, evergreen, semi-deciduous Canopy area Maximum area projected by a species’ canopy onto the ground at maturity (m2)(only calculated for trees) various Canopy shape Shape of species’ canopy at maturity (only present for trees) columnar, pyramidal, rounded, spreading, upright Status Origin Native or exotic to Australia exotic, native Weed status in Australia Plants that have been declared as environmental weeds in one or more states or territories ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA Site Urban space type garden, park, street, water sensitive urban design Use border, cut flowers, putatively edible, erosion control, feature, putatively fire retardant, ground cover, mass planting, playground friendly, screen, shade, windbreak, timber Soil texture clay, loam, sand Soil pH acidic, neutral, alkaline Planting and maintenance Ideal conditions for planting and maintaining the species cool, fertile soil, lateral space, poorly drained soil, sheltered, warm, well-drained soil Performance Shade tolerance full shade, part shade, full sun Drought tolerance no, moderate, high Frost tolerance no, moderate, high Coastal tolerance no, moderate, high Drought strategy Indicates the strategy used by this species to cope with low soil moisture availability, as informed through glasshouse experiments avoider, tolerator, tolerator/avoider Heat tolerance Indicates tolerance of this species to heat stress, as informed through glasshouse experiments sensitive, intermediate, intermediate-tolerant, tolerant Growth rate slow, medium, fast Biodiversity Provides habitat/resources for the following taxa bird, insect, mammal/lizard, pollinator
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