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Eragrostis brownii

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Family Poaceae

Taxonomy: Eragrostis brownii (Kunth) Nees

Synonyms: 17 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Eragrostis atrovirens f. brownii (Kunth) Hack. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eragrostis benthami Mattei (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eragrostis benthamii Mattei (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eragrostis brownei Nees (orthographic variant)
  • Eragrostis brownei Steud. (orthographic variant)
  • Eragrostis brownii (Kunth) Nees var. brownii (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eragrostis brownii var. patens Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eragrostis philippica Jedwabn. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eragrostis polymorpha Druce (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eragrostis polymorpha Jedwabn. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Eragrostis rara Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eragrostis urvillei Steud. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Eragrostis zeylanica Nees (taxonomic synonym)
  • Megastachya polymorpha P.Beauv. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Poa brownei Kunth (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Poa brownii Kunth (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Poa polymorpha R.Br. (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, NI (naturalised), ACT, Vic, Tas (naturalised)

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (7), Benwell_2024 (4), Catford_2014 (3), Cheal_2017 (8), Draper_2023 (3), GrassBase_2014 (7), Hughes_1992 (3), Jordan_2001 (6), Kew_2019_1 (5), Kew_2019_6 (5), Kubiak_2009 (2), Leishman_1992 (5), Metcalfe_2020_2 (16), Mokany_2008 (43), Moore_2019_2 (55), Morgan_2011_1 (5), NHNSW_2014 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (6), NHNSW_2023 (8), NSWFRD_2014 (12), Osborne_2014 (1), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (9), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (8), Schmidt_1993 (1), Simpson_2021 (3), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Soliveres_2012 (2), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wenk_2023_2 (1), Wheeler_2002 (10), White_2020 (54), Williams_2011 (10). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 74 traits from 331 records in 39 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); partial_resprouting (15); resprouts (8) [sources: Benwell_2024; Cheal_2017; Kubiak_2009; Moore_2019_2; NSWFRD_2014; Simpson_2021]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (3) [sources: Benwell_2024; Cheal_2017; NSWFRD_2014]
  • fire_time_from_fire_to_flowering (numerical): 3.6 mo (3.6-3.6 mo) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
flower morphology
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (3); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Metcalfe_2020_2; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 0.68 mm (0.5-0.8 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Metcalfe_2020_2; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): caryopsis (8) [sources: ABRS_2023; Metcalfe_2020_2; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006; WAH_2023_2]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (3) [sources: Jordan_2001; Metcalfe_2020_2; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1); indehiscent (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1); red (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 432.49 mm2 (83.3-1317.54 mm2) [sources: Catford_2014; Metcalfe_2020_2; Mokany_2008; Moore_2019_2]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 184.75 mm (50-300 mm) [sources: Mokany_2008; GrassBase_2014; RBGV_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 2.66 mm (1-4 mm) [sources: Mokany_2008; GrassBase_2014; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 72.81 mg (10-217 mg) [sources: Catford_2014; Mokany_2008; Moore_2019_2]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 118.46 g/m2 (63.89-206.61 g/m2) [sources: Catford_2014; Mokany_2008; Moore_2019_2]
  • leaf_mass_fraction (numerical): 0.37 g/g (0.3-0.45 g/g) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.35 g/g (0.32-0.39 g/g) [sources: Mokany_2008; Moore_2019_2]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): filiform (1); linear (1) [sources: SAH_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (4) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; NHNSW_2014_2; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): convolute (2); flat (3); involute (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 44 deg (32-52 deg) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c4 (8) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; Mokany_2008; Moore_2019_2; Osborne_2014; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (10); herb (8); tussock (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1992; Metcalfe_2020_2; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Soliveres_2012; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; Wheeler_2002; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (4) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; Mokany_2008; Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (13); short_lived_perennial (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cheal_2017; Jordan_2001; Leishman_1992; Moore_2019_2; Morgan_2011_1; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Simpson_2021; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): caespitose (1); decumbent (1); erect (1); tufted (1) [sources: Moore_2019_2; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (5) [sources: Mokany_2008; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (2); non_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; Schmidt_1993; Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (3); self (1); wind (2) [sources: Draper_2023; Metcalfe_2020_2; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): abiotic (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (2); barochory (4); epizoochory (1); undefined (1) [sources: Draper_2023; Metcalfe_2020_2; Morgan_2011_1; Soliveres_2012; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): mammals (1); passive (1); wind (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnnnny (7); yyyyynnnnnyy (1); yyyyyyyyyyyy (1) [sources: Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2014; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: Benwell_2024]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); transient (3) [sources: Cheal_2017; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (5) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; Morgan_2011_1; White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): no_storage_organ (1) [sources: Leishman_1992]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); bud-bearing_root (1); root_crown (1) [sources: Moore_2019_2; NSWFRD_2014; Simpson_2021]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.12 mg (0.07-0.43 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Leishman_1992; Metcalfe_2020_2]
  • seed_length (numerical): 1.48 mm (0.7-2.25 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001; GrassBase_2014]
  • seed_width (numerical): 1 mm (1-1 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Moore_2019_21255N. A. Moore, J. S. Camac, and J. W. Morgan. “Effects of drought and fire on resprouting capacity of 52 temperate Australian perennial native grasses”. New Phytologist 221.3 (2018), pp. 1424-1433. doi: 10.1111/nph.15480.
White_20201854M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Mokany_20081943K. Mokany and J. Ash. “Are traits measured on pot grown plants representative of those in natural communities?”. Journal of Vegetation Science 19 (2008), pp. 119-126. doi: 10.3170/2007-8-18340.
Metcalfe_2020_21616D. Metcalfe. “Unpublished data: Traits of Poaceae spp, CSIRO”. 2020.
NSWFRD_2014912B. 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.
Wheeler_2002810J. R. Wheeler, N. G. Marchant, and M. Lewington. Flora of the south west: Bunbury, Augusta, Denmark. Australian Biological Resources Study ; University of Western Australia Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780642568168.
Williams_20111010R. 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.
RBGV_202389VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Cheal_201788D. 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.
NHNSW_202348N. 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/.
SAH_202368S. 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/.
ABRS_202367Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
GrassBase_201447W. Clayton, M. Vorontsova, and K. H. &. H. Williamson. GrassBase - The online world grass flora. 2006. url: http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db.html.
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_202236N. 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/.
Kew_2019_115Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Kew_2019_615Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Leishman_199255M. 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.
Morgan_2011_155J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Grassy woodland traits, La Trobe University”. 2011.
Benwell_202444A. Benwell. “Fire responses of flora in a sclerophyll-rainforest vegetation complex in the Nightcap Range, North Coast, New South Wales”. Australian Journal of Botany 72.1 (2024). Ed. by D. Williams. ISSN: 1444-9862. doi: 10.1071/bt23049.
NHNSW_2014_224Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://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/.
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.
WAH_2022_244Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
ABRS_202233Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Catford_201433J. A. Catford, W. K. Morris, P. A. Vesk, C. J. Gippel, and B. J. Downes. “Species and environmental characteristics point to flow regulation and drought as drivers of riparian plant invasion”. Diversity and Distributions 20 (2014), pp. 1084-1096. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12225.
Draper_202333J. 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.
Hughes_199233L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
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/.
Simpson_202133K. 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.
WAH_2023_223Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Kubiak_200922P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
Soliveres_201222S. 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.
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.
Schmidt_199311S. Schmidt. “Unpublished data: Compilation of mycorrhizal status data, University of Queensland”. 1993.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.
Wenk_2023_211E. Wenk and D. Coleman. “Unpublished: Rain and flood-related flowering cues for Australia's flora, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2023.