AusTraits

Austrostipa flavescens

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Family Poaceae

Taxonomy: Austrostipa flavescens (Labill.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett

Synonyms: 14 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Stipa aphanoneura Hughes (taxonomic synonym)
  • Stipa compacta Hughes (taxonomic synonym)
  • Stipa elatior (Benth.) Hughes (taxonomic synonym)
  • Stipa flavescens Labill. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Stipa hirsuta Hughes (taxonomic synonym)
  • Stipa laeviculmis Nees (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Stipa laevis Mez (taxonomic synonym)
  • Stipa pubescens var. maritima J.M.Black (taxonomic synonym)
  • Stipa scabra var. barbata Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Stipa scabra var. elatior Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Stipa scabra var. striata Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Stipa tenuiglumis Hughes (taxonomic synonym)
  • Stipa variabilis var. elatior (Benth.) C.A.Gardner (taxonomic synonym)
  • Stipa variabilis var. striata (Benth.) C.A.Gardner (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA, SA, NSW, Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (3), ANBG_2019 (5), Barrett_2009 (6), Burrows_2008_2 (5), Burrows_2020 (5), Cheal_2017 (1), Detombeur_2021 (45), Draper_2023 (3), Funk_2016 (61), GrassBase_2014 (8), Jordan_2001 (7), Kew_2019_6 (3), Mokany_2015 (3), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (5), Osborne_2014 (1), Pickup_2021 (5), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (8), SAH_2014 (1), SAH_2022 (1), SAH_2023 (4), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Sweedman_2006 (4), Tsakalos_2020 (18), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wheeler_2002 (9), White_2020 (36), Williams_2011 (10). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 81 traits from 284 records in 34 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
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): red_brown (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_type (categorical): caryopsis (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006; WAH_2023_2]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (3) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006; Tsakalos_2020]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 818.65 mm2 (818.65-818.65 mm2) [sources: Mokany_2015]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 603.75 mm (90-700 mm) [sources: GrassBase_2014; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 5.75 mm (2-7 mm) [sources: GrassBase_2014; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 98.19 g/m2 (84.9-111.52 g/m2) [sources: Funk_2016]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (1) [sources: Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; Tsakalos_2020; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): conduplicate (1); flat (2); involute (1) [sources: RBGV_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_glaucousness (categorical): not_glaucous (2) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1); hairy (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (4); c4 (1) [sources: Osborne_2014; Tsakalos_2020; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (7); herb (6); tussock (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; Barrett_2009; Funk_2016; NHNSW_2022; Pickup_2021; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; Wheeler_2002; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (1); therophyte (1) [sources: Funk_2016; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (10); short_lived_perennial (1) [sources: Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Cheal_2017; Funk_2016; Jordan_2001; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): caespitose (1); erect (2); rhizomatous (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Tsakalos_2020]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (4) [sources: Funk_2016; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (3) [sources: Funk_2016; Tsakalos_2020; Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (3) [sources: Tsakalos_2020; White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (2); self (1); wind (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): abiotic (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • reproductive_maturity (numerical): 0.5 a (0.5-0.5 a) [sources: Burrows_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): epizoochory (3); zoochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): abiotic (1); animals (1); mammals (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnyyy (2); ynnnnnnyyyyy (1); yynnnnnnyyyy (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; Tsakalos_2020; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (4) [sources: Barrett_2009; Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Pickup_2021]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (3) [sources: Pickup_2021; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): none (1) [sources: Burrows_2008_2]
nutrient and stable isotope
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 3.58 mg (3.58-3.58 mg) [sources: Mokany_2015]
  • seed_length (numerical): 5.21 mm (3.5-7.5 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001; GrassBase_2014]
  • seed_width (numerical): 1.06 mm (0.62-1.5 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001]
  • seed_shape (categorical): cylindrical (1); fusiform (1) [sources: ANBG_2019]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 1.07 m (0.2-1.2 m) [sources: GrassBase_2014; Mokany_2015; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2014; WAH_2023_2; Wheeler_2002]
  • plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (3) [sources: Tsakalos_2020; White_2020]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Funk_20161761J. L. Funk, R. J. Standish, W. D. Stock, and F. Valladares. “Plant functional traits of dominant native and invasive species in mediterranean-climate ecosystems”. Ecology 97.1 (2016), pp. 75-83. doi: 10.1890/15-0974.1.
Detombeur_2021945F. de Tombeur, E. Laliberte, H. Lambers, M. Faucon, G. Zemunik, B. L. Turner, J. Cornelis, and G. Mahy. “A shift from phenol to silica-based leaf defenses during long-term soil and ecosystem development”. Ecology Letters 24.5 (2021), pp. 984-995. doi: 10.1111/ele.13713.
White_20201836M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Tsakalos_20201718J. L. Tsakalos, M. Renton, F. Riviera, E. J. Veneklaas, M. P. Dobrowolski, and L. Mucina. “Trait-based formal definition of plant functional types and functional communities in the multi-species and multi-traits context”. Ecological Complexity 40 (2019), p. 100787. doi: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2019.100787.
Williams_20111010R. 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.
Wheeler_200289J. 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.
GrassBase_201448W. Clayton, M. Vorontsova, and K. H. &. H. Williamson. GrassBase - The online world grass flora. 2006. url: http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db.html.
RBGV_202388VicFlora. 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.
Barrett_200966S. Barrett, S. Comer, N. McQuoid, M. Porter, C. Tiller, and D. Utber. Identification and Conservation of Fire Sensitive Ecosystems and Species of the South Coast Natural Resource Management Region.. government. Department of Conservation and Land Management, South Coast Region, Western Australia, 2009.
ANBG_201955Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Burrows_2008_255N. D. Burrows, G. Wardell-Johnson, and B. Ward. “Post-fire juvenile period of plants in south-west Australia forests and implications for fire management”. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 91 (2008), pp. 163-174. ISSN: 0035922X. url: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19156 (visited on 03/27/2025).
Burrows_202055N. Burrows. Data from 'Plant Ecological Attributes' theme, NatureMap, DBCA, WA. 2020.
NHNSW_202355N. 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/.
Pickup_202155M. Pickup and T. McDonald. Bushfire impacts — A national model for assessing local landscape restoration priorities. Project Phoenix Report. Greening Australia, 2021. url: https://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1.02R2.pdf.
NHNSW_202244N. 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_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_202344S. 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/.
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.
Sweedman_200624L. Sweedman and D. Merritt. Australian Seeds: A Guide to Their Collection, Identification, and Biology. CSIRO Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 9780643094079.
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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.
Kew_2019_613Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Mokany_201533K. 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.
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