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Lomandra glauca

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Family Asparagaceae

Taxonomy: Lomandra glauca (R.Br.) Ewart

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Lomandra glauca (R.Br.) Ewart subsp. glauca (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Xerotes glauca R.Br. (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): Qld, NSW, Vic

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (3), ABRS_2022 (2), ABRS_2023 (8), Cheal_2017 (6), Chen_2017 (4), Draper_2023 (4), Fonseca_2000 (9), Hughes_1992 (4), Kubiak_2009 (5), Leishman_1993 (1), Leishman_1995 (6), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (8), NHNSW_2024 (4), NSWFRD_2014 (12), RBGV_2022 (5), RBGV_2023 (10), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (10), Schmidt_1993 (1), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (57), Williams_2011 (10). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 59 traits from 180 records in 25 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
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): blue_purple (1); red_brown (1); yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): dioecious (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; Draper_2023; RBGV_2022; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (5) [sources: ABRS_2023; Chen_2017; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Chen_2017; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: Chen_2017; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 132.07 mm2 (49-175 mm2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Leishman_1995]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 195 mm (50-500 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 1.52 mm (0.8-2.7 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 12.5 mg (9-16 mg) [sources: Fonseca_2000]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 180.02 g/m2 (50-333.33 g/m2) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Leishman_1995]
  • leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): filiform (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): sheathing (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (2) [sources: ABRS_1981; NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): concave (3); flat (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_glaucousness (categorical): glaucous (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): clustered (1); crowded (2); distichous (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (5) [sources: Munroe_2019; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (2); herb (3); tussock (6) [sources: Fonseca_2000; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: Cheal_2017; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): caespitose (2); decumbent (1); dense (1); mat-forming (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (4) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (1); non_mycorrhizal (1) [sources: Schmidt_1993; Williams_2011]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (4) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (4); endozoochory (1); myrmecochory (5); zoochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): ants (2); birds (1); passive (1); vertebrates (1) [sources: Draper_2023; NSWFRD_2014]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnyyyn (6); nnnnnnyyyynn (1) [sources: ABRS_1981; Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (4) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (3) [sources: White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 5.2 mg (5.2-5.21 mg) [sources: Leishman_1993; Leishman_1995]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_20201957M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
NSWFRD_20141212B. 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.
RBGV_2023810VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
SAH_2023810S. 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/.
Williams_20111010R. 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.
Fonseca_200059C. R. Fonseca, J. M. Overton, B. Collins, and M. Westoby. “Shifts in trait-combinations along rainfall and phosphorus gradients”. Journal of Ecology 88 (2000), pp. 964-977. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00506.x.
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.
NHNSW_2014_268Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Cheal_201766D. 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.
Leishman_199566M. R. Leishman, M. Westoby, and E. Jurado. “Correlates of seed size variation: A comparison among five temperate floras”. Journal of Ecology 83 (1995), pp. 517-529. doi: 10.2307/2261604.
Kubiak_200935P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
RBGV_202255VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Chen_201744Chen, S.-C., Cornwell, W., Z. H.-X., Moles, and A. T. “Plants show more flesh in the tropics: Variation in fruit type along latitudinal and climatic gradients.”. Ecography 40 (2017), pp. 531-538. doi: abs/10.1111/ecog.02010.
Draper_202344J. T. Draper, S. Delean, J. G. Conran, P. Weinstein, and B. S. Simpson. “Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia”. Australian Journal of Botany unknown.unknown (2023), p. unknown. doi: 10.1071/BT22110.
Hughes_199244L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
NHNSW_202444N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on December, 2023.. 2024. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Sjostrom_200644A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x.
ABRS_198133B. A. Barlow, H. T. Clifford, A. S. George, and A. K. A. McCusker. Flora of Australia. 1981. url: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/flora/main/.
SAH_202233S. 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/.
ABRS_202222Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Leishman_199311M. Leishman. “Unpublished data: Seed mass data for Sydney species, Macquarie University”. 1990.
Munroe_201911S. E. M. Munroe, F. A. McInerney, J. Andrae, N. Welti, G. R. Guerin, E. Leitch, T. Hall, S. Szarvas, R. Atkins, S. Caddy-Retalic, and B. Sparrow. “The Photosynthetic Pathways of Plant Species Surveyed in Australia's National Terrestrial Monitoring Network”. Scientific Data 8 (2021), p. 97. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00877-z.
Schmidt_199311S. Schmidt. “Unpublished data: Compilation of mycorrhizal status data, University of Queensland”. 1993.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.