Hyparrhenia rufa subsp. altissima
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Family Poaceae
Taxonomy: Hyparrhenia rufa subsp. altissima (Stapf) B.K.Simon
Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Andropogon altissimus Hochst. ex A.Braun (nomenclatural synonym)
- Andropogon fulvicomus var. approximatus Hochst. (taxonomic synonym)
- Hyparrhenia altissima Stapf (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Metcalfe_2020_2 (21), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (6), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 24 traits from 34 records in 5 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
flower morphology
- sex_type (categorical): andromonoecious (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): caryopsis (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; NHNSW_2023]
- 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): 1050 mm2 (1050-1050 mm2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- leaf_length (numerical): 350 mm (100-600 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- leaf_width (numerical): 4 mm (2-8 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; NHNSW_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
- photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c4 (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (1); herb (1); tussock (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- life_history (categorical): annual (2); perennial (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
- root_structure (categorical): non_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- pollination_syndrome (categorical): wind (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- dispersal_syndrome (categorical): epizoochory (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
- clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): belowground_clonal (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
seed morphology
- seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.3 mg (0.3-0.3 mg) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 2.5 m (2-3 m) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_2; NHNSW_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metcalfe_2020_2 | 19 | 21 | D. Metcalfe. “Unpublished data: Traits of Poaceae spp, CSIRO”. 2020. |
| NHNSW_2023 | 5 | 6 | N. 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/. |
| NHNSW_2022 | 4 | 4 | N. 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/. |
| 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. |