Chrysopogon zizanioides
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Family Poaceae
Taxonomy: Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Phalaris zizanioides L. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): Qld (doubtfully naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Metcalfe_2020_2 (20), Schmidt_2003 (7), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 25 traits from 34 records in 5 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 (1); monoecious (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): caryopsis (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; 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): 2730 mm2 (2730-2730 mm2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- leaf_length (numerical): 650 mm (300-1000 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- leaf_width (numerical): 7 mm (4-10 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.17 g/g (0.17-0.17 g/g) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
life history
- photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c4 (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (1); tussock (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; Schmidt_2003; Wenk_2022]
- life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: Schmidt_2003; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
- root_structure (categorical): non_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): wind (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): epizoochory (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): belowground_clonal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
nutrient and stable isotope
- leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 11 mg/g (11-11 mg/g) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 3 m (3-3 m) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metcalfe_2020_2 | 18 | 20 | D. Metcalfe. “Unpublished data: Traits of Poaceae spp, CSIRO”. 2020. |
| Schmidt_2003 | 7 | 7 | S. Schmidt and G. R. Stewart. “d15N values of tropical savanna and monsoon forest species reflect root specialisations and soil nitrogen status”. Oecologia 134 (2003), pp. 569-577. doi: 10.1007/s00442-002-1150-y. |
| 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. |
| 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. |