Polypogon maritimus
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Family Poaceae
Taxonomy: Polypogon maritimus Willd.
Synonyms: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Muehlenbergia simplex Kunth (taxonomic synonym)
- Muhlenbergia simplex (Spreng.) Kunth (taxonomic synonym)
- Polypogon simplex Spreng. (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Polypogon fugax Nees ex Steud. (doubtful misapplied)
Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: SAH_2014 (1), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (6), WAH_2022_1 (4), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_1 (1), WAH_2023_2 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 10 traits from 24 records in 9 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 (3) [sources: SAH_2023; WAH_2023_1; WAH_2023_2]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 50 mm (50-50 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 3 mm (2-4 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (4); herb (2) [sources: SAH_2022; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): annual (4) [sources: SAH_2022; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (4) [sources: SAH_2022; WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): caespitose (1); dense (1); erect (1); spreading (1) [sources: WAH_2022_1; WAH_2022_2]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.22 m (0.15-0.3 m) [sources: SAH_2014; WAH_2023_2]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAH_2023 | 5 | 6 | S. 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_2022_1 | 4 | 4 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| WAH_2022_2 | 4 | 4 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| SAH_2022 | 3 | 3 | S. 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_2 | 2 | 2 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| SAH_2014 | 1 | 1 | J. 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_2023_1 | 1 | 1 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |