Cymbopogon caesius
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Family Poaceae
Taxonomy:
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC):
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Metcalfe_2020_2 (21). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 19 traits from 21 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.
flower morphology
- sex_type (categorical): andromonoecious (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 1.5 mm (1.5-1.5 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- fruit_type (categorical): caryopsis (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1); indehiscent (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
leaf morphology
- leaf_area (numerical): 603.75 mm2 (603.75-603.75 mm2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- leaf_length (numerical): 175 mm (50-300 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- leaf_width (numerical): 5.75 mm (1.5-10 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
life history
- photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c4 (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- plant_growth_form (categorical): tussock (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- root_structure (categorical): non_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): wind (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (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]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 1.2 m (1.2-1.2 m) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metcalfe_2020_2 | 19 | 21 | D. Metcalfe. “Unpublished data: Traits of Poaceae spp, CSIRO”. 2020. |