Carex sp. [Uncinia sp. 1; Smith_1996]

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Family Cyperaceae

Taxonomy:

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

Distribution (APC):

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

Traits

Top source datasets: Smith_1996 (85). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 17 traits from 85 records in 1 datasets.

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

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 409.36 mm2 (236-620 mm2) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_length (numerical): 331.1 mm (189-434 mm) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_width (numerical): 1.47 mm (1-2 mm) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 25.39 mg (17.2-36.8 mg) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 62.02 g/m2 (62.02-62.02 g/m2) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.3 g/g (0.28-0.31 g/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 2.37 g/g (2.21-2.61 g/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 45.5 deg (15-75 deg) [sources: Smith_1996]

nutrient and stable isotope

leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 15.05 mg/g (15.05-15.05 mg/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1 mg/g (1-1 mg/g) [sources: Smith_1996]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Smith_1996	17	85	B. Smith. “Community-level convergence and community structure of temperate Nothofagus forests”. PhD. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1996. url: http://web.nateko.lu.se/personal/benjamin.smith/thesis/thesis.html.