Carex parvispica
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Family Cyperaceae
Taxonomy: Carex parvispica K.A.Ford
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Uncinia sinclairii Boott ex Hook.f. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Uncinia sinclairii Boott ex Hook.f. var. sinclairii (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): NSW (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (2), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (13), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 20 traits from 30 records in 7 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
flower morphology
- flower_colour (categorical): red_brown (1); yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- sex_type (categorical): monoecious (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 5 mm (3-6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 1.75 mm (1.5-2 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_height (numerical): 1.75 mm (1.5-2 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): nut (2); utricle (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1); yellow (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_width (numerical): 3 mm (2-4 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (2); herb (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): rhizomatous (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
- flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnnnny (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
seed morphology
- seed_dry_mass (numerical): 2.32 mg (2.23-2.42 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2023 | 8 | 13 | 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/. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 4 | 4 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 4 | 4 | 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/. |
| Sjostrom_2006 | 4 | 4 | A. 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. |
| ANBG_2019 | 1 | 2 | Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |