Eragrostis
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Family Poaceae
Taxonomy:
Synonyms: 8 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Diandrochloa De Winter (taxonomic synonym)
- Ectrosia R.Br. (taxonomic synonym)
- Ectrosiopsis (Ohwi) Ohwi ex Jansen (taxonomic synonym)
- Eragrostis sect. Ectrosiopsis Ohwi (taxonomic synonym)
- Eragrostis sect. Pteroessa Döll (taxonomic synonym)
- Heterachne Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
- Planichloa B.K.Simon (taxonomic synonym)
- Psammagrostis C.A.Gardner & C.E.Hubb. (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC):
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Metcalfe_2020_2 (6). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 6 traits from 6 records in 1 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_type (categorical): caryopsis (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1); indehiscent (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
life history
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): wind (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metcalfe_2020_2 | 6 | 6 | D. Metcalfe. “Unpublished data: Traits of Poaceae spp, CSIRO”. 2020. |