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Lomandra multiflora subsp. multiflora

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Family Asparagaceae

Taxonomy: Lomandra multiflora (R.Br.) Britten subsp. multiflora

Synonyms: 7 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Xerotes aemula R.Br. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Xerotes brownii F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Xerotes distans R.Br. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Xerotes multiflora R.Br. var. multiflora (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Xerotes multiflora var. aemula (R.Br.) Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Xerotes multiflora var. distans (R.Br.) Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Xerotes multiflora var. typicum Domin (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): NT, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (2), ABRS_2022 (1), ABRS_2023 (10), Cheal_2017 (5), Doherty_2021 (2), Kew_2019_1 (1), Mesaglio_2022 (3), Morgan_2011_1 (5), NHNSW_2024 (11), NSWFRD_2014 (12), RBGV_2022 (5), RBGV_2023 (10), Soliveres_2012 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (19), Williams_2011 (11). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 49 traits from 102 records in 17 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
  • sex_type (categorical): dioecious (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_type (categorical): capsule (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 575 mm (250-900 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 2.5 mm (1.5-4.5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_type (categorical): broadleaf (1) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): terete (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): sheathing (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_1981]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): concave (1); convex (1); flat (2) [sources: NHNSW_2024]
  • leaf_glaucousness (categorical): glaucous (3); not_glaucous (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): distichous (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2024; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (2); tussock (4) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; Soliveres_2012; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): hemicryptophyte (2) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: Cheal_2017; Morgan_2011_1; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): caespitose (1) [sources: RBGV_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): insect (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): biotic_unspecialised (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (2); myrmecochory (2); undefined (1) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; NSWFRD_2014; Soliveres_2012; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): ants (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnynn (1); nnnnnnnnyynn (2); nnnnyyyyyyyy (1); ynnnnyyyyyyy (2) [sources: ABRS_1981; Mesaglio_2022; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (1); transient (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1); vegetative (1) [sources: Morgan_2011_1; White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): bud-bearing_root (1); stem_tuber (1) [sources: Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 5.6 mg (3.36-7.85 mg) [sources: Kew_2019_1; Williams_2011]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_20201919M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
NSWFRD_20141112B. 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.
NHNSW_2024811N. 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/.
Williams_20111111R. 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_2023810Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
RBGV_2023810VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Cheal_201755D. 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.
Morgan_2011_155J. Morgan. “Unpublished data: Grassy woodland traits, La Trobe University”. 2011.
RBGV_202255VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Mesaglio_202213T. Mesaglio. “Unpublished data: Comprehensive biodiversity survey of Wategora Reserve and Everley Park along Duck River, western Sydney”. 2022. doi: 10.32942/X29886.
ABRS_198122B. 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/.
Doherty_202122M. 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.
Soliveres_201222S. Soliveres, D. J. Eldridge, F. Hemmings, and F. T. Maestre. “Nurse plant effects on plant species richness in drylands: The role of grazing, rainfall and species specificity”. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 14 (2012), pp. 402-410. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2012.09.003.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
ABRS_202211Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Kew_2019_111Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.