AusTraits

Machaerina gunnii

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Family Cyperaceae

Taxonomy: Machaerina gunnii (Hook.f.) J.Kern

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

Distribution (APC):

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

Traits

Top source datasets: NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (12), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (11). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 12 traits from 31 records in 4 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_length (numerical): 3.05 mm (2.5-3.6 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 1.55 mm (1.3-1.8 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 1.55 mm (1.3-1.8 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): nut (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): black (2); brown (2); yellow (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_width (numerical): 1.1 mm (0.7-1.5 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): distichous (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
life history
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (2); herb (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): rhizomatous (2) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
  • storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
NHNSW_2023812N. 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/.
RBGV_2023711VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
NHNSW_202244N. 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/.
RBGV_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.