Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon
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Family Poaceae
Taxonomy: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. dactylon
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC): NT (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld, ACT (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NT eFlora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (6), Cheal_2017 (2), Metcalfe_2020_2 (21), Morgan_2011_1 (5), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (5), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 27 traits from 48 records in 9 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): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): caryopsis (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; Metcalfe_2020_2; RBGV_2023]
- 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): 87.75 mm2 (87.75-87.75 mm2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- leaf_length (numerical): 65 mm (10-120 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- leaf_width (numerical): 2.25 mm (0.5-4 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): sheathing (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): conduplicate (1); flat (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
- photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c4 (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (2); herb (2); tussock (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Metcalfe_2020_2; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_form (categorical): geophyte (1); hemicryptophyte (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; Metcalfe_2020_2; Morgan_2011_1]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; Morgan_2011_1; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): wind (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (2); barochory (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; Morgan_2011_1]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; Morgan_2011_1]
- clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): aboveground_clonal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
seed morphology
- seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.3 mg (0.3-0.3 mg) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.4 m (0.4-0.4 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. |
| ABRS_2023 | 6 | 6 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| Morgan_2011_1 | 5 | 5 | J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Grassy woodland traits, La Trobe University”. 2011. |
| RBGV_2023 | 5 | 5 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| ABRS_2022 | 3 | 3 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| RBGV_2022 | 3 | 3 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| Cheal_2017 | 2 | 2 | D. Cheal. Growth stages and tolerable fire intervals for Victoria's native vegetation data sets. Fire and adaptive management, report no. 84. Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, 2010. |
| 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. |