| GROWTH | Growth habit | Dominant growth habit | E - Erect (vertical dominant growth)(self-supporting) | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf hairs | Leaf surface hairiness 4-6 nodes from branch tip (at 1st flower) | 1 - Glabrous (none) | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Stem hairs | Stem surface hairiness 4-6 nodes from branch tip (at 1st flower) | 1 - Glabrous (none) | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Pod hairs | Pod surface hairiness 4-6 nodes from branch tip (at 1st flower) | 1 - Glabrous (none) | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Stem colour - dominant | Dominant stem colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (at 1st flower) | Burgundy | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Stem colour - secondary | Secondary stem colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (at 1st flower) | Mid green | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf colour (dominant) | Dominant leaf colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (at 1st flower) | Grey green | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf colour (secondary) | Secondary leaf colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (at 1st flower) | Burgundy | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Flower colour - dominant | Dominant flower colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (10-20 days after 1st flower) | White | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Flower colour - secondary | Secondary flower colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (10-20 days after 1st flower) | Light yellow | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Mature seed colour pattern | Dominant flower colour pattern 4-6 nodes from branch tip (10-20 days after 1st flower) | 3 - Mottled (obvious stripes/curves) | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Mature seed colour - dominant | Dominant seed colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (10-20 days after 1st flower) | Brown | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Mature seed colour - secondary | Secondary seed colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (10-20 days after 1st flower) | fawn | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | 1000 Seed Weight | Weight of 1000 seeds in grams | 3.57 | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Pod colour - primary | Dominant colour of mature pods 4-6 nodes from branch tip | Brown | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| OTHER | wet down date | Date seeds were first wetted for germination (in laboratory) | 20/12/2019 | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| PHENOLOGY | Days to First Flower | Days from wetting up to start of flowering phase | 62 | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| PHENOLOGY | Minimum canopy height | Minimum canopy (foliage) height (cm) (without support) (30-50 days after 1st flower) | 10 | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| PHENOLOGY | Maximum canopy height | Maximum canopy (foliage) height (cm) (without support) (30-50 days after 1st flower) | 55 | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| PHENOLOGY | Minimum flower height | Minimum flower (foliage) height (cm) (without support) (30-50 days after 1st flower) | 10 | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| PHENOLOGY | Maximum flower height | Maximum flower (foliage) height (cm) (without support) (30-50 days after 1st flower) | 55 | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| PHENOLOGY | Crown height | Height of the first branch relative to the ground surface (at first flower) | 1 - Below soil surface | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| PHENOLOGY | Pod dehiscence | Dominant mode of pod dehiscence (shatter) (30-50 days after 1st flower) | 3 - Dehisces along two septa | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| PHENOLOGY | Seed production (subsidiary) | Estimate of seed production relative to the subsidiary comparator (where present) | 3 - Greater than comparator | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| PHENOLOGY | Leafiness rating, PGroup Comp | Estimate of leaf vs non-leaf material compared to comparator for pasture group (30-50 days after 1st flower) | 3 - More leafy than comparator for pasture group | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| PRODUCTION | Flowering and seed set | Estimate of seed production capacity | 5 - Dense flowering, ready seed set (few empty florets) | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| PRODUCTION | Trait Agronomic Value | Subjective rating (one to five ) based on the overall appearance of an accessions agronomic potential | 4 - Good | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| PRODUCTION | Trait Agronomic Value Comment | Comment for trait agronomic value | leafy type, small | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
| PRODUCTION | Biomass Yield | Biomass Yield | 1000 | NT Berrimah Agricultural Research Centre (TB144), COPE project 1984 | | |
| PRODUCTION | Biomass Yield | Biomass Yield | 110 | NT Berrimah Agricultural Research Centre (TB144), COPE project 1984 | | |
| PRODUCTION | Biomass Yield | Biomass Yield | 1470 | QLD Condamine, COPE project 1999 | | |
| PRODUCTION | Biomass Yield | Biomass Yield | 56 | QLD Cinnabar, COPE project 2000 | | |
| PRODUCTION | Biomass Yield | Biomass Yield | 72 | QLD Broad Creek, COPE project 2000 | | |