Carex
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Family Cyperaceae
Taxonomy:
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Uncinia Pers. (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC):
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (3), Metcalfe_2020_1 (2). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 3 traits from 5 records in 2 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_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
life history
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1]
seed morphology
- seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.33 mg (0.25-0.41 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANBG_2019 | 1 | 3 | Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/. |
| Metcalfe_2020_1 | 2 | 2 | D. Metcalfe. “Unpublished data: Database of Cyperaceae traits, CSIRO”. 2020. |