AusTraits

Anthosachne scabra

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Family Poaceae

Taxonomy: Anthosachne scabra (R.Br.) Nevski

Synonyms: 21 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Agropyron scabrum (R.Br.) P.Beauv. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Agropyron scabrum (R.Br.) P.Beauv. var. scabrum (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Agropyrum scabrum Roem. & Schult. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Anthosachne australasica var. scabra (R.Br.) C.Yen & J.L.Yang (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Elymus scaber (R.Br.) Á.Löve (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Elymus scaber (R.Br.) Á.Löve var. scaber (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Elymus scabrus Á.Löve (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Elymus scabrus Á.Löve var. scabrus (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Festuca billardierei Steud. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Festuca billardieri Steud. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Festuca brauniana A.D.Chapm. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Festuca browniana (Nees) Steud. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Festuca browniana (Nees) Walp. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Festuca scabra Labill. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Roegneria scabra (R.Br.) J.L.Yang & C.Yen (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Triticum scaber W.R.Barker, R.M.Barker, Jessop & Vonow (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Triticum scabrum R.Br. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Vulpia brauniana Nees (taxonomic synonym)
  • Vulpia browniana Nees (taxonomic synonym)
  • Vulpia scabra (Labill.) Nees (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Vulpia scabra (R.Br.) Nees (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA, SA, Qld, NSW, NI (naturalised), ACT, Vic, Tas

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, Florabase, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (2), ABRS_2023 (6), ANBG_2019 (1), Angevin_2011 (5), Catford_2014 (5), Cheal_2017 (5), Cross_2009 (4), Doherty_2021 (2), Draper_2023 (3), Jordan_2001 (7), Lunt_2012 (1), Meers_2007 (11), Mokany_2008 (67), Mokany_2015 (2), Moore_2019_2 (55), Morgan_2011_1 (5), NHNSW_2014_2 (1), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (6), NSWFRD_2014 (8), RBGK_2014 (1), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (8), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (3), Simpson_2021 (3), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Soliveres_2012 (3), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wheeler_2002 (10), White_2020 (155), Williams_2005 (5), Williams_2011 (9), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 69 traits from 416 records in 37 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): partial_resprouting (15); resprouts (16) [sources: Cheal_2017; Doherty_2021; Meers_2007; Moore_2019_2; NSWFRD_2014; Simpson_2021; White_2020]
flower morphology
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_type (categorical): caryopsis (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006; WAH_2023_2]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 1613.15 mm2 (159.44-4319.69 mm2) [sources: Angevin_2011; Meers_2007; Mokany_2008; Mokany_2015; Moore_2019_2]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 164.12 mm (50-305 mm) [sources: Mokany_2008; ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 3.31 mm (1-6.9 mm) [sources: Mokany_2008; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 183.61 mg (10.1-537 mg) [sources: Mokany_2008; Moore_2019_2]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 79.92 g/m2 (37.85-233.64 g/m2) [sources: Angevin_2011; Cross_2009; Lunt_2012; Meers_2007; Mokany_2008; Moore_2019_2]
  • leaf_mass_fraction (numerical): 0.25 g/g (0.2-0.33 g/g) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.45 g/g (0.3-0.68 g/g) [sources: Angevin_2011; Mokany_2008; Moore_2019_2]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): filiform (1); linear (1) [sources: SAH_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (2); involute (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 54.2 deg (8-88 deg) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (10); c4 (1) [sources: Mokany_2008; Moore_2019_2; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (8); herb (5); tussock (11) [sources: ABRS_2022; Angevin_2011; Catford_2014; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Soliveres_2012; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; Wheeler_2002; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (5) [sources: Meers_2007; Mokany_2008; Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (14) [sources: Catford_2014; Cheal_2017; Cross_2009; Jordan_2001; Moore_2019_2; Morgan_2011_1; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Simpson_2021; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023; Wheeler_2002; Williams_2005]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): tufted (1) [sources: Moore_2019_2]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (11) [sources: Meers_2007; Mokany_2008; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (2) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (8) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (8); self (1); wind (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): abiotic (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (2); epizoochory (14); myrmecochory (1); zoochory (1) [sources: Angevin_2011; Draper_2023; Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; NSWFRD_2014; Soliveres_2012; White_2020; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): ants (1); mammals (8); wind (2) [sources: Draper_2023; NSWFRD_2014; Soliveres_2012; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnyyyyyy (3); yynnnnnyyyyy (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank_absent (1) [sources: Williams_2005]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (8) [sources: White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (10); vegetative (1) [sources: Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2005]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2011]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); bud-bearing_root (2); root_crown (1) [sources: Doherty_2021; Moore_2019_2; NSWFRD_2014; Simpson_2021]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 4.8 mg (3.56-5.56 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Catford_2014; Cross_2009; Meers_2007; RBGK_2014]
  • seed_length (numerical): 10 mm (10-10 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
  • seed_width (numerical): 1.5 mm (1.5-1.5 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_202020155M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Mokany_20081967K. Mokany and J. Ash. “Are traits measured on pot grown plants representative of those in natural communities?”. Journal of Vegetation Science 19 (2008), pp. 119-126. doi: 10.3170/2007-8-18340.
Moore_2019_21255N. A. Moore, J. S. Camac, and J. W. Morgan. “Effects of drought and fire on resprouting capacity of 52 temperate Australian perennial native grasses”. New Phytologist 221.3 (2018), pp. 1424-1433. doi: 10.1111/nph.15480.
Meers_20071111T. Meers. “Role of plant functional traits in determining the response of vegetation to land use change on the Delatite Peninsula, Victoria.”. PhD. University of Melbourne, 2007.
Wheeler_2002810J. R. Wheeler, N. G. Marchant, and M. Lewington. Flora of the south west: Bunbury, Augusta, Denmark. Australian Biological Resources Study ; University of Western Australia Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780642568168.
Williams_201199R. P. Duncan, S. E. Clemants, R. T. Corlett, A. K. Hahs, M. A. McCarthy, M. J. McDonnell, M. W. Schwartz, K. Thompson, P. A. Vesk, and N. S. G. Williams. “Plant traits and extinction in urban areas: a meta-analysis of 11 cities”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20.4 (2011), pp. 509-519. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00633.x.
NSWFRD_201488B. 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.
RBGV_202368VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Jordan_200177G. J. Jordan. “An investigation of long-distance dispersal based on species native to both Tasmania and New Zealand”. Australian Journal of Botany 49.3 (2001), pp. 333-340. doi: 10.1071/bt00024.
ABRS_202346Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_202356N. 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/.
Angevin_201155T. Angevin. “Species richness and functional trait diversity response to land use in a temperate eucalypt woodland community”. Honours. La Trobe University, 2011.
Catford_201455J. A. Catford, W. K. Morris, P. A. Vesk, C. J. Gippel, and B. J. Downes. “Species and environmental characteristics point to flow regulation and drought as drivers of riparian plant invasion”. Diversity and Distributions 20 (2014), pp. 1084-1096. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12225.
Cheal_201755D. Cheal. Growth stages and tolerable fire intervals for Victoria's native vegetation data sets. Fire and adaptive management, report no. 84. Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, 2010.
Morgan_2011_155J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Grassy woodland traits, La Trobe University”. 2011.
Williams_200555N. S. G. Williams, J. W. Morgan, M. J. McDonnell, and M. A. McCarthy. “Plant traits and local extinctions in natural grasslands along an urban-rural gradient”. Journal of Ecology 93.6 (2005), pp. 1203-1213. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01039.x.
Cross_200944E. Cross. “The characteristics of natives and invaders: A trait-based investigation into the theory of limiting similarity.”. Honours. La Trobe University, 2009.
Sjostrom_200644A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x.
Draper_202333J. T. Draper, S. Delean, J. G. Conran, P. Weinstein, and B. S. Simpson. “Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany unknown.unknown (2023), p. unknown. doi: 10.1071/BT22110.
NHNSW_202233N. 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_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_202233S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
SAH_202333S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
Simpson_202133K. J. Simpson, E. C. Jardine, S. Archibald, E. J. Forrestel, C. E. R. Lehmann, G. H. Thomas, and C. P. Osborne. “Resprouting grasses are associated with less frequent fire than seeders”. New Phytologist 230 (2021), pp. 832-844. doi: 10.1111/nph.17069.
Soliveres_201233S. Soliveres, D. J. Eldridge, F. Hemmings, and F. T. Maestre. “Nurse plant effects on plant species richness in drylands: The role of grazing, rainfall and species specificity”. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 14 (2012), pp. 402-410. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2012.09.003.
WAH_2022_233Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
WAH_2023_223Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
ABRS_202222Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Doherty_202122M. Doherty. “Fire Severity and Plant Community Dynamics in the Australian Alps, Southeastern New South Wales”. PhD. Australian National University, 2021. url: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/224564.
Mokany_201522K. Mokany, J. J. Thomson, A. J. J. Lynch, G. J. Jordan, and S. Ferrier. “Linking changes in community composition and function under climate change”. Ecological Applications 25.8 (2015), pp. 2132-2141. doi: 10.1890/14-2384.1.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
ANBG_201911Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Lunt_201211I. Lunt and J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Trait data from various Morgan and Lunt projects 1990-2012, Charles Sturt & La Trobe University”. 2012.
NHNSW_2014_211Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
RBGK_201411Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID). 2014. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.
eFLOWER_Dun_202211L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.