AusTraits

Holcus lanatus

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Family Poaceae

Taxonomy: Holcus lanatus L.

Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (8), Burrows_2008_2 (1), Burrows_2020 (1), Carey_2003 (3), Cheal_2017 (8), Doherty_2021 (3), Metcalfe_2020_2 (20), Mokany_2008 (43), NHNSW_2014_2 (1), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (6), NSWFRD_2014 (2), OReillyNugent_2018 (1), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (8), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (4), Simpson_2021 (3), Standish_2019 (6), WAH_2022_1 (4), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_1 (1), WAH_2023_2 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Yang_2023 (3). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 50 traits from 151 records in 27 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 (3); partial_resprouting (1); resprouts (4) [sources: Carey_2003; Cheal_2017; Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014; Simpson_2021; Standish_2019; Yang_2023]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (2); post_fire_recruitment_absent (1) [sources: Carey_2003; Cheal_2017; Yang_2023]
flower morphology
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_type (categorical): caryopsis (7) [sources: ABRS_2023; Metcalfe_2020_2; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_1; WAH_2023_2]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1); indehiscent (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 570.53 mm2 (468-835.48 mm2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 144.21 mm (40-250 mm) [sources: Mokany_2008; ABRS_2023; Metcalfe_2020_2; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 6.75 mm (3-10 mm) [sources: Mokany_2008; ABRS_2023; Metcalfe_2020_2; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 24.7 mg (16.8-33.1 mg) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 36.13 g/m2 (30.28-39.62 g/m2) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_mass_fraction (numerical): 0.14 g/g (0.13-0.16 g/g) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.23 g/g (0.22-0.23 g/g) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): sheathing (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): toothed (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (3) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 66.33 deg (47-78 deg) [sources: Mokany_2008]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; Mokany_2008]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (7); herb (6); tussock (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Metcalfe_2020_2; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Standish_2019; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; Mokany_2008]
  • life_history (categorical): annual (2); perennial (11); short_lived_perennial (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Cheal_2017; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Simpson_2021; Standish_2019; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): caespitose (3); erect (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_1]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: Mokany_2008; Standish_2019]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; Standish_2019]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): wind (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
  • flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnyyyy (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (3) [sources: Doherty_2021; Standish_2019; Yang_2023]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (1) [sources: Cheal_2017]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); none (1); root_crown (1) [sources: Carey_2003; Doherty_2021; Simpson_2021]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.3 mg (0.3-0.3 mg) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
whole plant morphology
  • plant_height (numerical): 0.94 m (0.3-1.2 m) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
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_21820D. Metcalfe. “Unpublished data: Traits of Poaceae spp, CSIRO”. 2020.
ABRS_202368Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.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.
RBGV_202378VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_202366N. 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/.
Standish_201966R. Standish. “Unpublished data: Jarrah forest, Murdoch University”. 2019.
ABRS_202244Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.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/.
SAH_202244S. 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/.
SAH_202344S. 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/.
WAH_2022_144Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
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.
Doherty_202133M. 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.
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_2022_233Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
WAH_2023_223Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Yang_202333S. Yang. “Unpublished data: Fire response traits scored from national and state floras and the taxonomic literature, University of New South Wales”. 2023.
NSWFRD_201422B. 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.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Burrows_2008_211N. D. Burrows, G. Wardell-Johnson, and B. Ward. “Post-fire juvenile period of plants in south-west Australia forests and implications for fire management”. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 91 (2008), pp. 163-174. ISSN: 0035922X. url: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19156 (visited on 03/27/2025).
Burrows_202011N. Burrows. Data from 'Plant Ecological Attributes' theme, NatureMap, DBCA, WA. 2020.
NHNSW_2014_211Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
OReillyNugent_201811A. O'Reilly-Nugent, E. Wandrag, C. Catford, B. Gruber, D. Driscoll, and R. Duncan. “Measuring competitive impact: Joint-species modelling of invaded plant communities”. Journal of Ecology 108 (2018), pp. 449-459.
WAH_2023_111Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.