Cyperus tenuiflorus
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Family Cyperaceae
Taxonomy: Cyperus tenuiflorus Rottb.
Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Cyperus longus subsp. tenuiflorus (Rottb.) Kük. (nomenclatural synonym)
- Cyperus longus var. stenostachyus (Benth.) Kük. (taxonomic synonym)
- Cyperus stenostachyus Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Standish_2019 (7), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 11 traits from 16 records in 5 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fire response
- resprouting_capacity (categorical): fire_killed (1) [sources: Standish_2019]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (3); herb (1) [sources: Standish_2019; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: Standish_2019; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): rhizomatous (1) [sources: WAH_2022_2]
- nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Standish_2019]
- root_structure (categorical): proteoid_root (1) [sources: Standish_2019]
- seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: Standish_2019]
- storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: WAH_2023_2]
seed morphology
- seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.35 mg (0.35-0.35 mg) [sources: Standish_2019]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.9 m (0.9-0.9 m) [sources: WAH_2023_2]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standish_2019 | 7 | 7 | R. Standish. “Unpublished data: Jarrah forest, Murdoch University”. 2019. |
| 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 | 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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.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 “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |