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Carex inversa

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Family Cyperaceae

Taxonomy: Carex inversa R.Br.

Synonyms: 9 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Carex inversa R.Br. f. inversa (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Carex inversa R.Br. var. inversa (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Carex inversa f. major (Boott) Kük. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Carex inversa var. major Boott (taxonomic synonym)
  • Carex inversa var. minor Boott (taxonomic synonym)
  • Carex inversa var. perigynium Boott (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Carex paupera Nelmes (taxonomic synonym)
  • Carex rhytidocarpa Nelmes (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Vignea inversa (R.Br.) Soják (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Carex chlorantha R.Br. (misapplied)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: Catford_2014 (10), Cheal_2017 (6), Draper_2023 (3), Jordan_2001 (7), Kew_2019_1 (3), Kew_2019_6 (5), Kubiak_2009 (2), Meers_2007 (11), Mesaglio_2022 (3), Metcalfe_2020_1 (15), Mokany_2015 (3), Morgan_2011_1 (5), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (11), NSWFRD_2014 (5), OReillyNugent_2018 (4), RBGV_2022 (6), RBGV_2023 (24), SAH_2014 (1), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (4), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Soliveres_2012 (2), WAH_1998 (1), WAH_2022_2 (5), WAH_2023_2 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wheeler_2002 (8), White_2020 (100), Williams_2005 (5), Williams_2011 (9). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 60 traits from 278 records in 33 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 (9) [sources: Cheal_2017; Kubiak_2009; Meers_2007; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): green (1); red_brown (1); white_cream (1); yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1); monoecious (4) [sources: Jordan_2001; Metcalfe_2020_1; Sjostrom_2006; WAH_2022_2]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 3.33 mm (2.2-4.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 1.77 mm (1-2.7 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 1.77 mm (1-2.7 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): nut (4); utricle (5) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (3) [sources: Jordan_2001; Metcalfe_2020_1; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): brown (3); green (3); yellow (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 138.45 mm2 (78.54-196.2 mm2) [sources: Catford_2014; Meers_2007; Mokany_2015]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 50 mm (40-60 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 1.61 mm (0.7-4 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 12.7 mg (12.7-12.7 mg) [sources: Catford_2014]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 88.7 g/m2 (48.33-143.12 g/m2) [sources: Catford_2014; Meers_2007; OReillyNugent_2018]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (1) [sources: Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): sheathing (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1; NHNSW_2014_2; Wheeler_2002]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (6); c4 (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (7); herb (9); tussock (6) [sources: Catford_2014; Metcalfe_2020_1; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Soliveres_2012; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; Wheeler_2002; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): geophyte (2); hemicryptophyte (5) [sources: Cheal_2017; Meers_2007; Metcalfe_2020_1; Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2005; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (12) [sources: Catford_2014; Cheal_2017; Jordan_2001; Morgan_2011_1; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023; Wheeler_2002; Williams_2005]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (6) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): rhizomatous (2) [sources: Catford_2014; WAH_2022_2]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (7) [sources: Meers_2007; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): non_mycorrhizal (2) [sources: Meers_2007; Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (5) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (1); vertebrate (5); wind (2) [sources: Draper_2023; Metcalfe_2020_1; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (3); hydrochory (1); myrmecochory (1); undefined (1); zoochory (5) [sources: Draper_2023; Meers_2007; Morgan_2011_1; Soliveres_2012; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): ants (1); invertebrates (5); water (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnnny (1); nnnnnnnnnnyn (1); nnnnnnnnyynn (1); nnnyynnnnnnn (1); yynnnnnnyyyy (1); yyyynnnnyyyy (5); yyyyynnnyyyy (1) [sources: Mesaglio_2022; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; WAH_1998; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank_absent (1) [sources: Williams_2005]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (5) [sources: White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (5); vegetative (5) [sources: Catford_2014; Meers_2007; Metcalfe_2020_1; Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2005]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): belowground_clonal (1); rhizome (2) [sources: Meers_2007; Metcalfe_2020_1; Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; WAH_2023_2]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.72 mg (0.37-1.33 mg) [sources: Catford_2014; Kew_2019_1; Meers_2007; Metcalfe_2020_1; Mokany_2015; Williams_2005]
  • seed_length (numerical): 3.25 mm (3.25-3.25 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
  • seed_width (numerical): 2 mm (2-2 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_202020100M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
RBGV_2023824VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Metcalfe_2020_11415D. Metcalfe. “Unpublished data: Database of Cyperaceae traits, CSIRO”. 2020.
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.
NHNSW_2023711N. 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/.
Catford_20141010J. 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.
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.
Wheeler_200278J. 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.
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.
Cheal_201766D. 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.
RBGV_202236VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Kew_2019_615Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Morgan_2011_155J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Grassy woodland traits, La Trobe University”. 2011.
NSWFRD_201455B. 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.
WAH_2022_255Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
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.
NHNSW_2014_244Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
OReillyNugent_201824A. O'Reilly-Nugent, E. Wandrag, C. Catford, B. Gruber, D. Driscoll, and R. Duncan. “Measuring competitive impact: Joint-species modelling of invaded plant communities”. Journal of Ecology 108 (2018), pp. 449-459.
SAH_202334S. 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.
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_113Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Mesaglio_202213T. Mesaglio. “Unpublished data: Comprehensive biodiversity survey of Wategora Reserve and Everley Park along Duck River, western Sydney”. 2022. doi: 10.32942/X29886.
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.
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/.
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/.
WAH_2023_223Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Kubiak_200922P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
Soliveres_201222S. 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.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
SAH_201411J. P. Jessop and H. R. Toelken. Flora of South Australia, 4th edition, 4 vols. Electronic version curated by J. Kellermann, State Herbarium of South Australia.. Government Printer, Adelaide, 1986.
WAH_199811Western Australian Herbarium. FloraBase: The Western Australian flora. 1998. url: http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.