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Empodisma minus

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Family Restionaceae

Taxonomy: Empodisma minus (Hook.f.) L.A.S.Johnson & D.F.Cutler

Synonyms: 5 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Calorophus elongatus var. minor (Hook.f.) Hook.f. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Calorophus minor Hook.f. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Hypolaena lateriflora Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Hypolaena lateriflora var. minor (Hook.f.) Cheeseman (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Leptocarpus squarrosus Nees (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (5), ABRS_2023 (10), ANBG_2019 (4), Carey_2003 (3), Cheal_2017 (6), Doherty_2021 (2), Draper_2023 (4), Hughes_1992 (3), Jordan_2001 (6), Kubiak_2009 (1), Leishman_1995 (4), Mokany_2015 (2), Morgan_2014 (2), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (2), NHNSW_2022 (5), NHNSW_2023 (6), NSWFRD_2014 (9), Pickering_2014 (4), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (5), Roderick_1999 (3), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (2), Schmidt_1997 (12), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Taseski_2021 (77), Tolsma_2007 (7), Vesk_2007 (6), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (21), Williams_2011 (9), Yang_2023 (1), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (20). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 81 traits from 255 records in 35 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): partial_resprouting (1); resprouts (8) [sources: Carey_2003; Cheal_2017; Doherty_2021; Kubiak_2009; NSWFRD_2014; Schmidt_1997; Tolsma_2007; White_2020; Yang_2023]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment_absent (2) [sources: Carey_2003; NSWFRD_2014]
  • fire_time_from_fire_to_flowering (numerical): 24 mo (24-24 mo) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
flower morphology
  • sex_type (categorical): dioecious (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; Draper_2023; Jordan_2001; NHNSW_2022; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 1.75 mm (1.5-2 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 1.25 mm (1-1.5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): nut (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 384.69 mm2 (8.78-1570.8 mm2) [sources: Mokany_2015; Pickering_2014; Taseski_2021]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 4.67 mm (1-10 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 53.41 mg (10.4-236 mg) [sources: Taseski_2021]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 286.35 g/m2 (80.13-460 g/m2) [sources: Pickering_2014; Roderick_1999; Taseski_2021; Vesk_2007]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.44 g/g (0.17-0.59 g/g) [sources: Pickering_2014; Taseski_2021]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): subulate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (4) [sources: Munroe_2019; Schmidt_1997; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): geophyte (1); graminoid (8); graminoid_not_tussock (1); herb (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Pickering_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Schmidt_1997; Tolsma_2007; Vesk_2007; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_form (categorical): geophyte (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cheal_2017; Jordan_2001; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Tolsma_2007; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (5); woody_root (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Tolsma_2007; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (1); rhizomatous (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: Schmidt_1997]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: Schmidt_1997; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): non_mycorrhizal (2) [sources: Schmidt_1997; Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (1); wind (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): abiotic (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1); barochory (2); zoochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; Leishman_1995; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): invertebrates (1); wind (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyn (1); yynnnnnnnnny (1); yyynnnnyyyyy (1) [sources: Hughes_1992; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); bud-bearing_root (1); rhizome (1) [sources: Carey_2003; Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 7.3 mg/g (4.6-10 mg/g) [sources: Roderick_1999; Schmidt_1997]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -27.99 {delta}[ppth] (-28.44--27.61 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Schmidt_1997]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.01 mg (0-2.7 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Leishman_1995; Morgan_2014; Williams_2011]
  • seed_length (numerical): 3 mm (3-3 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
  • seed_width (numerical): 1.8 mm (1.8-1.8 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Taseski_2021977G. M. Taseski, D. A. Keith, R. L. Dalrymple, and W. K. Cornwell. “Shifts in fine root traits within and among species along a fine-scale hydrological gradient”. Annals of Botany 127.4 (2021), pp. 473-481. ISSN: 1095-8290. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcaa175.
White_20202121M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
eFLOWER_Dun_20221520L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.
Schmidt_19971012S. Schmidt and G. Stewart. “Waterlogging and fire impacts on nitrogen availability and utilization in a subtropical wet heathland (wallum)”. Plant, Cell and Environment 20.10 (1997), pp. 1231-1241. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1997.d01-20.x.
ABRS_2023710Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NSWFRD_201489B. 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.
Williams_201199R. P. Duncan, S. E. Clemants, R. T. Corlett, A. K. Hahs, M. A. McCarthy, M. J. McDonnell, M. W. Schwartz, K. Thompson, P. A. Vesk, and N. S. G. Williams. “Plant traits and extinction in urban areas: a meta-analysis of 11 cities”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20.4 (2011), pp. 509-519. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00633.x.
Tolsma_200767A. D. Tolsma, S. M. Read, and K. G. Tolhurst. “Roots of Australian alpine plant species contain high levels of stored carbohydrates independent of post-fire regeneration strategy”. Australian Journal of Botany 55.8 (2007), pp. 771-779. doi: 10.1071/BT06216.
Cheal_201766D. Cheal. Growth stages and tolerable fire intervals for Victoria's native vegetation data sets. Fire and adaptive management, report no. 84. Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, 2010.
Jordan_200166G. J. Jordan. “An investigation of long-distance dispersal based on species native to both Tasmania and New Zealand”. Australian Journal of Botany 49.3 (2001), pp. 333-340. doi: 10.1071/bt00024.
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/.
Vesk_200726P. Vesk. “Unpublished data: Leaf traits for flora of Falls Creek Victoria, University of Melbourne”. 2007.
ABRS_202255Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_202255N. 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_202345VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
ANBG_201914Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Draper_202344J. T. Draper, S. Delean, J. G. Conran, P. Weinstein, and B. S. Simpson. “Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany unknown.unknown (2023), p. unknown. doi: 10.1071/BT22110.
Leishman_199544M. R. Leishman, M. Westoby, and E. Jurado. “Correlates of seed size variation: A comparison among five temperate floras”. Journal of Ecology 83 (1995), pp. 517-529. doi: 10.2307/2261604.
Pickering_201444C. Pickering, K. Green, A. A. Barros, and S. Venn. “A resurvey of late-lying snowpatches reveals changes in both species and functional composition across snowmelt zones”. Alpine Botany 124.2 (2014), pp. 93-103. doi: 10.1007/s00035-014-0140-0.
Sjostrom_200644A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x.
Carey_200333A. C. &. M. E. &. P. H. &. M. L. &. T. M. &. P. O. &. S. S. &. D. S. &. N. Webb. Wildfires in the ACT 2003: Report on Initial Impacts on Natural Ecosystems. Technical Report No. 17. Environment ACT, 2003. url: https://www.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/2539593/17-wildfires-in-the-act-report-on-initial-impacts-on-natural-ecosystems-2003.pdf.
Hughes_199233L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Roderick_199933M. L. Roderick, S. L. Berry, and I. R. Noble. “The relationship between leaf composition and morphology at elevated CO2 concentrations”. New Phytologist 143.1 (1999), pp. 63-72. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1999.00438.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/.
Doherty_202122M. Doherty. “Fire Severity and Plant Community Dynamics in the Australian Alps, Southeastern New South Wales”. PhD. Australian National University, 2021. url: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/224564.
Mokany_201522K. Mokany, J. J. Thomson, A. J. J. Lynch, G. J. Jordan, and S. Ferrier. “Linking changes in community composition and function under climate change”. Ecological Applications 25.8 (2015), pp. 2132-2141. doi: 10.1890/14-2384.1.
Morgan_201422J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Trait data from Victorian alpine plant species, La Trobe University”. 2004.
NHNSW_2014_222Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
SAH_202322S. 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_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Kubiak_200911P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
Munroe_201911S. E. M. Munroe, F. A. McInerney, J. Andrae, N. Welti, G. R. Guerin, E. Leitch, T. Hall, S. Szarvas, R. Atkins, S. Caddy-Retalic, and B. Sparrow. “The Photosynthetic Pathways of Plant Species Surveyed in Australia's National Terrestrial Monitoring Network”. Scientific Data 8 (2021), p. 97. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00877-z.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.
Yang_202311S. Yang. “Unpublished data: Fire response traits scored from national and state floras and the taxonomic literature, University of New South Wales”. 2023.