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Carex longebrachiata

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Family Cyperaceae

Taxonomy: Carex longebrachiata Boeckeler

Synonyms: 5 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Carex brownei Steud. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Carex brownii Steud. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Carex longibrachiata F.Muell. (orthographic variant)
  • Carex longifolia R.Br. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Carex longifolia var. minor Boott (doubtful taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): NSW, Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: Draper_2023 (3), Duncan_1998 (11), Jordan_2001 (7), Mokany_2015 (3), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (11), NSWFRD_2014 (3), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (11), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (19), Williams_2011 (10). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 56 traits from 95 records in 15 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); yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1); monoecious (2) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 5.75 mm (4.5-7 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 (3); utricle (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): brown (2); yellow (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 1198.44 mm2 (81.68-2315.2 mm2) [sources: Duncan_1998; Mokany_2015]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 3 mm (2-4 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 230.1 mg (230.1-230.1 mg) [sources: Duncan_1998]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 99.4 g/m2 (99.4-99.4 g/m2) [sources: Duncan_1998]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.43 g/g (0.43-0.43 g/g) [sources: Duncan_1998]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2); c4 (1) [sources: Duncan_1998; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (3); herb (4); tussock (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: Jordan_2001; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): non_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): vertebrate (1); wind (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1); hydrochory (2); myrmecochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): ants (1); water (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnyyyy (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.56 mg (1.56-1.56 mg) [sources: Mokany_2015]
  • seed_length (numerical): 6.5 mm (6.5-6.5 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
  • seed_width (numerical): 1.7 mm (1.7-1.7 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_20201919M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Duncan_19981111D. H. Duncan. “Unpublished data: Structural basis of variation in leaf mass per area in three plant clades, Macquarie University”. 1998.
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/.
RBGV_2023711VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
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.
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.
NHNSW_2014_244Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.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.
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/.
NSWFRD_201433B. 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_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.