Holcus annuus
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Family Poaceae
Taxonomy: Holcus annuus Salzm. ex C.A.Mey.
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Holcus setiglumis Boiss. & Reut. (taxonomic synonym)
- Holcus setosus Trin. (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (8), Cheal_2017 (7), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (8), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 19 traits from 33 records in 7 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) [sources: Cheal_2017]
- post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (1) [sources: Cheal_2017]
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): caryopsis (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 100 mm (100-100 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 3 mm (1-5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): sheathing (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): scattered (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (3); herb (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): annual (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cheal_2017; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): caespitose (1); decumbent (1); erect (1) [sources: ABRS_2022]
- seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): widely_dispersed (1) [sources: Cheal_2017]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.4 m (0.4-0.4 m) [sources: RBGV_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABRS_2023 | 7 | 8 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| RBGV_2023 | 7 | 8 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| Cheal_2017 | 7 | 7 | D. 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. |
| ABRS_2022 | 4 | 4 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| RBGV_2022 | 3 | 3 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |