Cyperus arenarius
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Family Cyperaceae
Taxonomy: Cyperus arenarius Retz.
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, SA eFlora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (13), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 14 traits from 19 records in 4 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): 1.5 mm (1.5-1.5 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 1 mm (1-1 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
- fruit_height (numerical): 1 mm (1-1 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): nut (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 150 mm (100-200 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 2 mm (2-2 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): sheathing (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_margin_posture (categorical): involute (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (2); herb (1) [sources: SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.22 m (0.15-0.3 m) [sources: SAH_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAH_2023 | 11 | 13 | S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/. |
| SAH_2022 | 3 | 3 | S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |