Briza minor

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Family Poaceae

Taxonomy: Briza minor L.

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)

Briza virens L. (taxonomic synonym)
Briza virens [minor] R.Br. (taxonomic synonym)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (8), Burrows_2008_2 (4), Burrows_2020 (4), Catford_2014 (7), Cheal_2017 (5), Doherty_2021 (3), Kubiak_2009 (6), Metcalfe_2020_2 (20), Mokany_2008 (67), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (3), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (6), NSWFRD_2014 (3), Purdie_1976 (6), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (7), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (5), Standish_2019 (7), Tsakalos_2020 (16), WAH_2022_1 (3), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_1 (2), WAH_2023_2 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Yang_2023 (2). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 58 traits from 206 records in 29 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): fire_killed (8) [sources: Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Doherty_2021; Kubiak_2009; NSWFRD_2014; Purdie_1976; Standish_2019]
post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (3) [sources: Cheal_2017; Purdie_1976; Yang_2023]
fire_time_from_fire_to_flowering (numerical): 6 mo (6-6 mo) [sources: Burrows_2020]

flower morphology

flower_colour (categorical): blue_purple (1); green (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 2.25 mm (2.25-2.25 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
fruit_type (categorical): caryopsis (7) [sources: ABRS_2023; Metcalfe_2020_2; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_1; WAH_2023_2]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; Tsakalos_2020]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1); indehiscent (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 194.92 mm2 (16.32-306 mm2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; Mokany_2008]
leaf_length (numerical): 75.15 mm (16-140 mm) [sources: Mokany_2008; ABRS_2023; Metcalfe_2020_2; RBGV_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 5.63 mm (1.42-10 mm) [sources: Mokany_2008; ABRS_2023; Metcalfe_2020_2; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 2.44 mg (0.3-5.9 mg) [sources: Mokany_2008]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 24.65 g/m2 (17.48-36.77 g/m2) [sources: Mokany_2008]
leaf_mass_fraction (numerical): 0.27 g/g (0.12-0.39 g/g) [sources: Mokany_2008]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.2 g/g (0.16-0.23 g/g) [sources: Mokany_2008]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; NHNSW_2014_2; Tsakalos_2020]
leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
leaf_glaucousness (categorical): not_glaucous (2) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 71.6 deg (53-82 deg) [sources: Mokany_2008]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2023_1]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (4) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; Mokany_2008; Munroe_2019; Tsakalos_2020]
plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (8); herb (6); tussock (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Catford_2014; Metcalfe_2020_2; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Standish_2019; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
life_form (categorical): therophyte (3) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; Mokany_2008; Purdie_1976]
life_history (categorical): annual (13) [sources: ABRS_2022; Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Catford_2014; Cheal_2017; NHNSW_2022; Purdie_1976; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Standish_2019; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: Mokany_2008; Standish_2019]
root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (3) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; Standish_2019; Tsakalos_2020]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): wind (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
reproductive_maturity (numerical): 0.5 a (0.5-0.5 a) [sources: Burrows_2020]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (2) [sources: Catford_2014; Metcalfe_2020_2]
flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyn (1); nnnnnnnyyynn (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; Tsakalos_2020]
seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (3) [sources: Doherty_2021; Standish_2019; Yang_2023]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1); widely_dispersed (1) [sources: Cheal_2017; NSWFRD_2014]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2) [sources: Catford_2014; Metcalfe_2020_2]
bud_bank_location (categorical): none (2) [sources: Burrows_2008_2; Doherty_2021]

nutrient and stable isotope

leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 17.3 mg/g (17.3-17.3 mg/g) [sources: Standish_2019]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.31 mg (0.3-0.32 mg) [sources: Catford_2014; Metcalfe_2020_2]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 0.46 m (0.1-0.6 m) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Mokany_2008	19	67	K. 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.
Metcalfe_2020_2	18	20	D. Metcalfe. “Unpublished data: Traits of Poaceae spp, CSIRO”. 2020.
Tsakalos_2020	15	16	J. 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.
ABRS_2023	6	8	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Catford_2014	7	7	J. 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.
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/.
Standish_2019	7	7	R. Standish. “Unpublished data: Jarrah forest, Murdoch University”. 2019.
Kubiak_2009	4	6	P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
NHNSW_2023	5	6	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/.
Purdie_1976	6	6	R. W. Purdie and R. O. Slatyer. “Vegetation succession after fire in sclerophyll woodland communities in south-eastern Australia”. Australian Journal of Ecology 1 (1976), pp. 223-236.
Cheal_2017	5	5	D. 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.
SAH_2023	4	5	S. 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/.
Burrows_2008_2	4	4	N. 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_2020	4	4	N. Burrows. Data from 'Plant Ecological Attributes' theme, NatureMap, DBCA, WA. 2020.
ABRS_2022	3	3	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Doherty_2021	3	3	M. 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.
NHNSW_2014_2	3	3	Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2022	3	3	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/.
NSWFRD_2014	3	3	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.
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/.
SAH_2022	3	3	S. 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/.
WAH_2022_1	3	3	Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
WAH_2022_2	3	3	Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
WAH_2023_2	2	3	Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
WAH_2023_1	2	2	Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Yang_2023	2	2	S. Yang. “Unpublished data: Fire response traits scored from national and state floras and the taxonomic literature, University of New South Wales”. 2023.
Munroe_2019	1	1	S. E. M. Munroe, F. A. McInerney, J. Andrae, N. Welti, G. R. Guerin, E. Leitch, T. Hall, S. Szarvas, R. Atkins, S. Caddy-Retalic, and B. Sparrow. “The Photosynthetic Pathways of Plant Species Surveyed in Australia's National Terrestrial Monitoring Network”. Scientific Data 8 (2021), p. 97. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00877-z.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.