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Gahnia sieberiana

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Family Cyperaceae

Taxonomy: Gahnia sieberiana Kunth

Synonyms: 13 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Cladium tetragonocarpum (Boeckeler) F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Gahnia arbuscula Domin (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Gahnia breviaristata Benl (taxonomic synonym)
  • Gahnia psittacorum Labill. (pro parte taxonomic synonym)
  • Gahnia psittacorum var. oxylepis Benth. (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Gahnia radula var. oreogenes Domin (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Gahnia sieberana Jessop (orthographic variant)
  • Gahnia sieberiana Kunth var. sieberiana (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Gahnia sieberiana var. arbuscula (Domin) Kük. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Gahnia tetragonocarpa Boeckeler (taxonomic synonym)
  • Mariscus tetragonocarpus (Boeckeler) Kuntze (taxonomic synonym)
  • Psittacoschoenus erythrocarpus F.Muell. (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Psittacoschoenus erythrocarpus F.Muell. ex Boeckeler (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Cladium psittacorum (Labill.) F.Muell. (pro parte misapplied)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ATRP_2020 (2), Auld_2000 (3), Cheal_2017 (8), Dong_2017 (8), Draper_2023 (3), Hughes_1992 (3), Jordan_2001 (7), Kew_2019_1 (5), Metcalfe_2020_1 (3), Mokany_2015 (2), Morgan_2011_1 (5), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (10), NSWFRD_2014 (10), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (10), SAH_2014 (1), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (6), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (19), Williams_2011 (9). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 64 traits from 137 records in 26 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
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): red_brown (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): andromonoecious (1); hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Metcalfe_2020_1; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 3.25 mm (2.5-4 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 1.75 mm (1.5-2 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 1.75 mm (1.5-2 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): nut (4) [sources: 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): orange (2); red (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 2170.73 mm2 (2170.73-2170.73 mm2) [sources: Mokany_2015]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 231.85 g/m2 (231.85-231.85 g/m2) [sources: Dong_2017]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): filiform (1); linear (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): sheathing (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1); toothed (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin_posture (categorical): involute (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (2); recurved (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3); c4 (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1; Munroe_2019; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (4); herb (3); tussock (5) [sources: ATRP_2020; Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (2) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (7) [sources: Cheal_2017; Jordan_2001; Morgan_2011_1; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (4) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): caespitose (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: Dong_2017; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: 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): barochory (1); endozoochory (2); undefined (1) [sources: Draper_2023; Morgan_2011_1; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): birds (1); vertebrates (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyy (1); yynnnnnnyyyy (2) [sources: Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2014_2; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); persistent (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seed_viability (numerical): 0.71 {count}/{count} (0.71-0.71 {count}/{count}) [sources: Auld_2000]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (3) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1; Morgan_2011_1; White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: ATRP_2020; Williams_2011]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 5.62 mg/g (5.62-5.62 mg/g) [sources: Dong_2017]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -28.82 {delta}[ppth] (-28.82--28.82 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Dong_2017]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 8.86 mg (1.06-54.81 mg) [sources: Auld_2000; Kew_2019_1]
  • seed_length (numerical): 4 mm (4-4 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
  • seed_width (numerical): 2.5 mm (2.5-2.5 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_20201919M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
NHNSW_2023710N. 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/.
NSWFRD_20141010B. 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.
RBGV_2023710VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
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.
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.
Dong_201788N. Dong, I. C. Prentice, B. J. Evans, S. Caddy-Retalic, A. J. Lowe, and I. J. Wright. “Leaf nitrogen from first principles: field evidence for adaptive variation with climate”. Biogeosciences 14.2 (2017), pp. 481-495. doi: 10.5194/bg-14-481-2017.
Jordan_200177G. 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.
SAH_202366S. 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/.
Kew_2019_115Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Morgan_2011_155J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Grassy woodland traits, La Trobe University”. 2011.
NHNSW_2014_244Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
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/.
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.
Auld_200033T. D. Auld, D. A. Keith, and R. A. Bradstock. “Patterns in longevity of soil seedbanks in fire-prone communities of south-eastern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany 48.4 (2000), pp. 539-548. doi: 10.1071/bt99046.
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.
Metcalfe_2020_133D. Metcalfe. “Unpublished data: Database of Cyperaceae traits, CSIRO”. 2020.
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/.
ATRP_202022F. A. Zich, B. P. Hyland, T. Whiffin, and R. A. Kerrigan. Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. 2020. url: https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/intro/index.html.
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.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
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.
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.