To cite austraits in publications use:

Falster, D., Gallagher, R., Wenk, E.H. et al. (2021) AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora. Scientific Data 8, 254. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-01006-6

Corresponding BibTeX entry:

  @Article{,
    title = {AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the
      Australian flora},
    author = {Daniel Falster and Rachael Gallagher and Elizabeth H.
      Wenk and Ian J. Wright and Dony Indiarto and Samuel C. Andrew and
      others},
    journal = {Scientific Data},
    year = {2021},
    volume = {8},
    number = {1},
    pages = {254},
    doi = {10.1038/s41597-021-01006-6},
    url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-01006-6},
  }