Andropogon virginicus
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Family Poaceae
Taxonomy: Andropogon virginicus L.
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Andropogon virginicum L. (orthographic variant)
- Andropogon virginicus L. var. virginicus (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), ACT (formerly naturalised), Vic (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Kubiak_2009 (5), NHNSW_2014_2 (1), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (7), NSWFRD_2014 (5), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (7), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 17 traits from 35 records in 9 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fire response
- resprouting_capacity (categorical): resprouts (3) [sources: Kubiak_2009; NSWFRD_2014]
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): caryopsis (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 300 mm (300-300 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 3.5 mm (2-5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): conduplicate (2); flat (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): distichous (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (3); herb (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
- flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnnnny (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 1 m (1-1 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2023 | 6 | 7 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| RBGV_2023 | 7 | 7 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| Kubiak_2009 | 3 | 5 | P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165. |
| NSWFRD_2014 | 5 | 5 | B. Kenny, C. Orscheg, E. Tasker, M. A. Gill, and R. Bradstock. NSW Flora Fire Response Database, v2.1. database. NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, 2014. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 4 | 4 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| RBGV_2022 | 3 | 3 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 1 | 1 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |