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Digitaria divaricatissima var. divaricatissima

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Family Poaceae

Taxonomy: Digitaria divaricatissima (R.Br.) Hughes var. divaricatissima

Synonyms: 13 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Digitaria coenicola (F.Muell.) Hughes (taxonomic synonym)
  • Digitaria coenicola (F.Muell.) Hughes var. coenicola (taxonomic synonym)
  • Digitaria divaricatissima var. dasyantha Henrard (taxonomic synonym)
  • Digitaria macractinia subsp. leichhardtiana Henrard (taxonomic synonym)
  • Digitaria macractinia var. dasyantha Ross (taxonomic synonym)
  • Digitaria macractinia var. nudiflora Henrard (taxonomic synonym)
  • Leptoloma coenicola (F.Muell.) Chase (taxonomic synonym)
  • Panicum coenicola F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Panicum coenicolum F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Panicum divaricatissimum R.Br. var. divaricatissimum (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Panicum divaricatissimum var. glaberrimum Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Panicum divaricatissimum var. normale Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Panicum tenuissimum var. polychaeton Domin (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): NT, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT (doubtfully naturalised), Vic

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, NT eFlora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: Crowley_2007 (2), GrassBase_2014 (3), Jurado_1991 (5), Jurado_1992 (3), Leishman_1992 (7), Metcalfe_2020_2 (16), Moles_2003 (4), NHNSW_2014 (1), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (6), NSWFRD_2014 (2), Nano_2011 (2), Osborne_2014 (1), RBGK_2014 (1), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (9), SAH_2014 (1), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (9), Simpson_2021 (2), Soliveres_2012 (3), Vesk_2004 (28), Vesk_2019 (58), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (40). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 50 traits from 223 records in 28 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); resprouts (5) [sources: Crowley_2007; NSWFRD_2014; Nano_2011; Vesk_2004; White_2020]
flower morphology
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_type (categorical): caryopsis (5) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]
  • 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): 246.64 mm2 (109.6-300 mm2) [sources: Jurado_1991; Leishman_1992; Metcalfe_2020_2; Vesk_2004]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 81.25 mm (20-200 mm) [sources: GrassBase_2014; Metcalfe_2020_2; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 4.25 mm (2-7 mm) [sources: GrassBase_2014; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 53.8 g/m2 (38.85-66.53 g/m2) [sources: Vesk_2004]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.27 g/g (0.21-0.35 g/g) [sources: Vesk_2004]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): undulate (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c4 (3) [sources: Osborne_2014; White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (10); herb (5); tussock (4) [sources: Jurado_1991; Leishman_1992; Metcalfe_2020_2; Moles_2003; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Soliveres_2012; Vesk_2004; Vesk_2019; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (8) [sources: Leishman_1992; Moles_2003; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Simpson_2021; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (5) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1); rhizomatous (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • root_structure (categorical): non_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (2); wind (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (4); epizoochory (1) [sources: Jurado_1991; Metcalfe_2020_2; Soliveres_2012; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): mammals (1); wind (2) [sources: Soliveres_2012; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnnnny (2); yyynnnnnnnyy (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • seed_viability (numerical): 0.54 {count}/{count} (0.54-0.54 {count}/{count}) [sources: Moles_2003]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (3) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; White_2020]
  • storage_organ (categorical): no_storage_organ (1); rhizome (1) [sources: Leishman_1992; RBGV_2023]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (2); root_crown (1) [sources: Crowley_2007; Nano_2011; Simpson_2021]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.97 mg (0.87-1.08 mg) [sources: Leishman_1992; Metcalfe_2020_2; RBGK_2014]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Vesk_2019358P. A. Vesk and J. D. L. Yen. “Plant resprouting: How many sprouts and how deep? Flexible modelling of multispecies experimental disturbances.”. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 41 (2019), p. 125497. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2019.125497.
White_20202040M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Vesk_2004628P. A. Vesk, M. R. Leishman, and M. Westoby. “Simple traits do not predict grazing response in Australian dry shrublands and woodlands”. Journal of Applied Ecology 41.1 (2004), pp. 22-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2004.00857.x.
Metcalfe_2020_21616D. Metcalfe. “Unpublished data: Traits of Poaceae spp, CSIRO”. 2020.
RBGV_202379VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_202379S. 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/.
Leishman_199277M. R. Leishman and M. Westoby. “Classifying plants into groups on the basis of associations of individual traits-Evidence from Australian semi-arid woodlands”. Journal of Ecology 80 (1992), pp. 417-424. doi: 10.2307/2260687.
NHNSW_202356N. 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/.
Jurado_199155E. Jurado. “Diaspore weight, dispersal, growth form and perenniality of central Australian plants”. Journal of Ecology 79 (1991), pp. 811-828.
Moles_200344A. T. Moles, D. I. Warton, and M. Westoby. “Seed size and survival in the soil in arid Australia”. Austral Ecology 28.5 (2003), pp. 575-585. doi: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2003.01314.x.
NHNSW_202244N. 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/.
RBGV_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
GrassBase_201423W. Clayton, M. Vorontsova, and K. H. &. H. Williamson. GrassBase - The online world grass flora. 2006. url: http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db.html.
Jurado_199213E. Jurado and M. Westoby. “Germination biology of selected central Australian plants”. Austral Ecology 17.3 (1992), pp. 341-348. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1992.tb00816.x.
SAH_202233S. 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/.
Soliveres_201233S. Soliveres, D. J. Eldridge, F. Hemmings, and F. T. Maestre. “Nurse plant effects on plant species richness in drylands: The role of grazing, rainfall and species specificity”. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 14 (2012), pp. 402-410. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2012.09.003.
WAH_2022_233Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
WAH_2023_223Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Crowley_200722G. Crowley, M. Gardener, and M. Marrinan. Tropical savannas fire response database. 2007. url: [www.landmanager.org.au](www.landmanager.org.au).
NSWFRD_201422B. Kenny, C. Orscheg, E. Tasker, M. A. Gill, and R. Bradstock. NSW Flora Fire Response Database, v2.1. database. NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, 2014.
Nano_201122C. E. M. Nano and P. J. Clarke. “How do drought and fire influence the patterns of resprouting in Australian deserts?”. Plant Ecology 212 (2011), pp. 2095-2110. doi: 10.1007/s11258-011-9988-x.
Simpson_202122K. J. Simpson, E. C. Jardine, S. Archibald, E. J. Forrestel, C. E. R. Lehmann, G. H. Thomas, and C. P. Osborne. “Resprouting grasses are associated with less frequent fire than seeders”. New Phytologist 230 (2021), pp. 832-844. doi: 10.1111/nph.17069.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
NHNSW_201411Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/search/simple.htm.
Osborne_201411C. Osborne, A. Salomaa, T. Kluyver, V. Visser, E. Kellogg, O. Morrone, M. Vorontsova, W. Clayton, and D. Simpson. “A global database of C4 photosynthesis in grasses”. New Phytologist 204 (2014), pp. 441-446. doi: 10.1111/nph.12942.
RBGK_201411Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID). 2014. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
SAH_201411J. P. Jessop and H. R. Toelken. Flora of South Australia, 4th edition, 4 vols. Electronic version curated by J. Kellermann, State Herbarium of South Australia.. Government Printer, Adelaide, 1986.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.