Imperata
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Family Poaceae
Taxonomy:
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Imperatia T.Post & Kuntze (orthographic variant)
Distribution (APC):
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Schmidt_2003 (8). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 8 traits from 8 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.
leaf morphology
- leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.21 g/g (0.21-0.21 g/g) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (1) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
- nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
- root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
nutrient and stable isotope
- leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 19 mg/g (19-19 mg/g) [sources: Schmidt_2003]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schmidt_2003 | 8 | 8 | S. Schmidt and G. R. Stewart. “d15N values of tropical savanna and monsoon forest species reflect root specialisations and soil nitrogen status”. Oecologia 134 (2003), pp. 569-577. doi: 10.1007/s00442-002-1150-y. |