Lachnagrostis punicea subsp. punicea

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Family Poaceae

Taxonomy: Lachnagrostis punicea (A.J.Br. & N.G.Walsh) S.W.L.Jacobs subsp. punicea

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

Distribution (APC): SA, Vic, Tas

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (6), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (18), Williams_2011 (10). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 32 traits from 40 records in 6 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fruit morphology

fruit_type (categorical): caryopsis (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]

leaf morphology

leaf_shape (categorical): linear (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_base_shape (categorical): sheathing (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): conduplicate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1); c4 (1) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (1); herb (1); tussock (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
life_form (categorical): therophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
life_history (categorical): short_lived_perennial (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Wenk_2022]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: 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) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_system (categorical): abiotic (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (1); epizoochory (1) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
dispersers (categorical): mammals (1) [sources: White_2020]
flowering_time (categorical): ynnnnnnnyyyy (1) [sources: White_2020]
seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (1) [sources: White_2020]
vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]

whole plant morphology

plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (1) [sources: White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
White_2020	18	18	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Williams_2011	10	10	R. 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.
ABRS_2023	6	6	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
ABRS_2022	3	3	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.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.