AusTraits

Carex flaccida

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Family Cyperaceae

Taxonomy: Carex flaccida (S.T.Blake) K.L.Wilson

Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30

Distribution (APC):

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (15), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (15). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 11 traits from 36 records in 4 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 4.62 mm (3-5.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 1.65 mm (1.5-1.8 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 1.65 mm (1.5-1.8 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): nut (2); utricle (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): brown (2); grey (2); yellow (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_width (numerical): 1.35 mm (0.8-2 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): conduplicate (2); flat (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (2); herb (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
  • storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
NHNSW_2023815N. 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_2023815VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
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/.