Cynodon ambiguus
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Family Poaceae
Taxonomy: Cynodon ambiguus (Ohwi) P.M.Peterson
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Brachyachne ambigua Ohwi (nomenclatural synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Microchloa convergens (F.Muell.) Domin (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): NT (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NT eFlora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (7), NTH_2022 (3), NTH_2023 (12), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 14 traits from 34 records in 8 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 1.27 mm (1-1.6 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): caryopsis (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 71.25 mm (25-120 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 2.5 mm (1-4 mm) [sources: NTH_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): linear (1); narrowly_triangular (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): sheathing (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): flat (1); involute (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (1); herb (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NTH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): annual (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NTH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NTH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.39 m (0.3-0.55 m) [sources: NTH_2023; WAH_2023_2]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NTH_2023 | 9 | 12 | D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/. |
| ABRS_2023 | 5 | 7 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| ABRS_2022 | 4 | 4 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NTH_2022 | 3 | 3 | D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/. |
| WAH_2022_2 | 3 | 3 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| WAH_2023_2 | 1 | 2 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| 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. |