Cenchrus purpurascens
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Family Poaceae
Taxonomy: Cenchrus purpurascens Thunb.
Synonyms: 13 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Alopecurus hordeiformis L. (taxonomic synonym)
- Cenchrus compressus (R.Br.) Morrone (taxonomic synonym)
- Gymnithrix compressa Brongn. (taxonomic synonym)
- Gymnotrix compressa (R.Br.) Brongn. (taxonomic synonym)
- Gymnotrix japonica (Trin.) Kunth (taxonomic synonym)
- Panicum alopecuroides L. (taxonomic synonym)
- Panicum compressum (R.Br.) Poir. (taxonomic synonym)
- Panicum hordeiforme (L.) Thunb. (taxonomic synonym)
- Pennisetum alopecuroides (L.) Spreng. (taxonomic synonym)
- Pennisetum compressum R.Br. (taxonomic synonym)
- Pennisetum hordeiforme (L.) Spreng. (taxonomic synonym)
- Pennisetum japonicum Trin. (taxonomic synonym)
- Setaria compressa (R.Br.) Kunth (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (1), Hughes_1992 (3), Metcalfe_2020_2 (22), NHNSW_2014_2 (1), NHNSW_2022 (3), NHNSW_2023 (5), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (7), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 28 traits from 53 records in 11 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
- sex_type (categorical): andromonoecious (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 2.75 mm (2.5-3 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- fruit_type (categorical): caryopsis (4) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1); indehiscent (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
- leaf_area (numerical): 742.5 mm2 (742.5-742.5 mm2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- leaf_length (numerical): 362.5 mm (100-450 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 4.75 mm (3-6 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): conduplicate (1); flat (2); involute (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
- photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c4 (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (3); herb (2); tussock (2) [sources: Hughes_1992; Metcalfe_2020_2; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): rhizomatous (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
- root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): wind (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1); epizoochory (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnnnny (1); yyynnnnnnnny (1) [sources: Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2014_2]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): belowground_clonal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
seed morphology
- seed_dry_mass (numerical): 3.12 mg (2.93-3.31 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Metcalfe_2020_2]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 1 m (1-1 m) [sources: Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metcalfe_2020_2 | 19 | 22 | D. Metcalfe. “Unpublished data: Traits of Poaceae spp, CSIRO”. 2020. |
| RBGV_2023 | 7 | 7 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 5 | 5 | 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/. |
| RBGV_2022 | 4 | 4 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.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. |
| Hughes_1992 | 3 | 3 | L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 3 | 3 | 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/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| ANBG_2019 | 1 | 1 | Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/. |
| NHNSW_2014_2 | 1 | 1 | Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |