Cyperus papyrus
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Family Cyperaceae
Taxonomy: Cyperus papyrus L.
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), SA (doubtfully naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (6), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 11 traits from 20 records in 6 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 mm (1-1 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 0.5 mm (0.5-0.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_height (numerical): 0.5 mm (0.5-0.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): nut (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1); grey (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (3); herb (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): creeping (1); rhizomatous (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; WAH_2022_2]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; WAH_2023_2]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 4.5 m (4-5 m) [sources: WAH_2023_2]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHNSW_2023 | 6 | 6 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 4 | 4 | N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/. |
| WAH_2022_2 | 4 | 4 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| WAH_2023_2 | 2 | 3 | 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. |