Cyperaceae sp. [graminoid no 2 (Carex); Smith_1996]

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Family Cyperaceae

Taxonomy:

Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30

Distribution (APC):

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: Smith_1996 (106). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 17 traits from 106 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.

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 828.43 mm2 (171-1298 mm2) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_length (numerical): 416 mm (179-577 mm) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_width (numerical): 2.36 mm (1.5-3 mm) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 60.37 mg (36.25-87.5 mg) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 72.87 g/m2 (72.87-72.87 g/m2) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.33 g/g (0.29-0.41 g/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_water_content_per_dry_mass (numerical): 2.07 g/g (1.43-2.42 g/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 34 deg (5-65 deg) [sources: Smith_1996]

nutrient and stable isotope

leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 13.7 mg/g (13.7-13.7 mg/g) [sources: Smith_1996]
leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.15 mg/g (1.15-1.15 mg/g) [sources: Smith_1996]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Smith_1996	17	106	B. Smith. “Community-level convergence and community structure of temperate Nothofagus forests”. PhD. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1996. url: http://web.nateko.lu.se/personal/benjamin.smith/thesis/thesis.html.