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Machaerina rubiginosa

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Family Cyperaceae

Taxonomy: Machaerina rubiginosa (Spreng.) T.Koyama

Synonyms: 24 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Baumea brownei Boeckeler (taxonomic synonym)
  • Baumea brownii Boeckeler (taxonomic synonym)
  • Baumea crassa Thwaites (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Baumea glomerata Gaudich. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Baumea rubiginosa (Spreng.) Boeckeler (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Chapelliera glomerata (R.Br.) Nees (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cladium crassum (Thwaites) Kük. (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Cladium dubium Nees ex Spreng. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cladium globiceps C.B.Clarke (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cladium glomeratum (Gaudich.) H.Pfeiff. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cladium glomeratum R.Br. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cladium glomeratum R.Br. var. glomeratum (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cladium glomeratum var. subseptatum Benth. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Cladium riparium var. crassum (Thwaites) C.B.Clarke (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Cladium rubiginosum (Spreng.) Domin (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Cladium rubiginosum (Spreng.) Domin var. rubiginosum (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Cladium rubiginosum var. subriparium Kük. (doubtful taxonomic synonym)
  • Cladium rubiginosum var. subseptatum (Benth.) Domin (taxonomic synonym)
  • Fuirena rubiginosa Spreng. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Gahnia glomerata (R.Br.) F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Machaerina glomerata (Gaudich.) T.Koyama (taxonomic synonym)
  • Mariscus glomeratus (R.Br.) Kuntze (taxonomic synonym)
  • Melancranis rubiginosa (Spreng.) Spreng. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Schoenus rubiginosus G.Forst. (taxonomic synonym)

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

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (4), Cheal_2017 (6), Doherty_2021 (2), Draper_2023 (3), Hughes_1992 (3), Jordan_2001 (7), Kubiak_2009 (3), Metcalfe_2020_1 (20), Mokany_2015 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (13), NSWFRD_2014 (5), NTH_2022 (4), NTH_2023 (1), RBGV_2022 (4), RBGV_2023 (12), SAH_2014 (1), SAH_2023 (2), Sjostrom_2006 (4), WAH_1998 (1), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wheeler_2002 (10), White_2020 (42), Williams_2011 (7), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (19). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 73 traits from 191 records in 29 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
  • resprouting_capacity (categorical): resprouts (7) [sources: Cheal_2017; Doherty_2021; Kubiak_2009; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): red_brown (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (3); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Metcalfe_2020_1; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 3.1 mm (2.2-4 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 1.47 mm (1.2-2 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_height (numerical): 1.6 mm (1.2-2 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): nut (4) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (3) [sources: Jordan_2001; Metcalfe_2020_1; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (2) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): brown (2); orange (2); red (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 1162.39 mm2 (1162.39-1162.39 mm2) [sources: Mokany_2015]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 900 mm (300-1500 mm) [sources: Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 4.38 mm (1.5-8 mm) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (1); terete (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_lobation (categorical): unlobed (1) [sources: Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1; NHNSW_2014_2; Wheeler_2002]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): distichous (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3); c4 (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (5); graminoid_not_tussock (2); herb (6); tussock (2) [sources: Hughes_1992; Metcalfe_2020_1; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; Wheeler_2002; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • life_form (categorical): geophyte (1); hemicryptophyte (2) [sources: Cheal_2017; Metcalfe_2020_1; Williams_2011]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (8) [sources: Cheal_2017; Jordan_2001; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023; Wheeler_2002]
  • plant_growth_substrate (categorical): aquatic (1) [sources: NTH_2022]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (5) [sources: NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): rhizomatous (3) [sources: NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; WAH_2022_2]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): vertebrate (2); wind (2) [sources: Draper_2023; Metcalfe_2020_1; White_2020]
  • pollination_system (categorical): abiotic (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1); hydrochory (2); zoochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020; Williams_2011]
  • dispersers (categorical): abiotic (1); animals (1); water (2) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnyyy (1); yynnnnnnyyyy (3); yyynnnnyyyyy (1) [sources: Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2014_2; WAH_1998; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (3) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1; White_2020]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): belowground_clonal (1); rhizome (1) [sources: Metcalfe_2020_1; Williams_2011]
  • storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (4) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): bud-bearing_root (1); rhizome (1) [sources: Doherty_2021; NSWFRD_2014]
seed morphology
  • seed_length (numerical): 2.63 mm (2-3 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001; Metcalfe_2020_1]
  • seed_width (numerical): 1.68 mm (1.36-2 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; Jordan_2001]
  • seed_shape (categorical): fusiform (1) [sources: ANBG_2019]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
White_20202142M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
Metcalfe_2020_11720D. Metcalfe. “Unpublished data: Database of Cyperaceae traits, CSIRO”. 2020.
eFLOWER_Dun_20221419L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022.
NHNSW_2023913N. 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_2023812VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Wheeler_2002810J. R. Wheeler, N. G. Marchant, and M. Lewington. Flora of the south west: Bunbury, Augusta, Denmark. Australian Biological Resources Study ; University of Western Australia Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780642568168.
Jordan_200177G. J. Jordan. “An investigation of long-distance dispersal based on species native to both Tasmania and New Zealand”. Australian Journal of Botany 49.3 (2001), pp. 333-340. doi: 10.1071/bt00024.
Williams_201177R. 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.
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.
NSWFRD_201455B. 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.
ANBG_201944Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
NHNSW_2014_244Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.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/.
NTH_202244D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/.
RBGV_202244VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.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.
WAH_2022_244Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Draper_202333J. 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_199233L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
Kubiak_200923P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
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.
SAH_202322S. 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/.
WAH_2023_222Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Mokany_201511K. Mokany, J. J. Thomson, A. J. J. Lynch, G. J. Jordan, and S. Ferrier. “Linking changes in community composition and function under climate change”. Ecological Applications 25.8 (2015), pp. 2132-2141. doi: 10.1890/14-2384.1.
NTH_202311D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/.
SAH_201411J. P. Jessop and H. R. Toelken. Flora of South Australia, 4th edition, 4 vols. Electronic version curated by J. Kellermann, State Herbarium of South Australia.. Government Printer, Adelaide, 1986.
WAH_199811Western Australian Herbarium. FloraBase: The Western Australian flora. 1998. url: http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.