Carex sp. [Uncinia sp. 3; 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 (170). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 17 traits from 170 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): 19.65 mm2 (9.1-31 mm2) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_length (numerical): 68.6 mm (37-100 mm) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_width (numerical): 0.46 mm (0.33-0.66 mm) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 1.35 mg (1-1.57 mg) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 68.88 g/m2 (68.88-68.88 g/m2) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.29 g/g (0.27-0.32 g/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 2.44 g/g (2.09-2.7 g/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 27.5 deg (5-50 deg) [sources: Smith_1996]

nutrient and stable isotope

leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 19.23 mg/g (19.23-19.23 mg/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.28 mg/g (1.28-1.28 mg/g) [sources: Smith_1996]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Smith_1996	17	170	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.