Rytidosperma pallidum

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Family Poaceae

Taxonomy: Rytidosperma pallidum (R.Br.) A.M.Humphreys & H.P.Linder

Synonyms: 8 (APC 2026-07-30)

Avena brownii Spreng. (nomenclatural synonym)
Chionochloa pallida (R.Br.) S.W.L.Jacobs (nomenclatural synonym)
Danthonia pallida R.Br. (nomenclatural synonym)
Danthonia pallida R.Br. var. pallida (nomenclatural synonym)
Danthonia penicillata var. pallida (R.Br.) Rodway (nomenclatural synonym)
Danthonia robusta F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
Joycea pallida (R.Br.) H.P.Linder (nomenclatural synonym)
Notodanthonia pallida (R.Br.) Veldkamp (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): NSW, ACT, Vic

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (3), ANBG_2019 (9), Carey_2003 (3), Cheal_2017 (11), Doherty_2021 (2), GrassBase_2014 (8), Kew_2019_1 (1), Mokany_2008 (77), Moles_2011 (6), Moore_2019_2 (55), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (4), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (5), NSWFRD_2014 (12), Osborne_2014 (1), Purdie_1976 (3), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (8), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (54), Williams_2011 (7), Yang_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 73 traits from 290 records in 27 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): fire_killed (1); partial_resprouting (17); resprouts (6) [sources: Carey_2003; Cheal_2017; Doherty_2021; Moore_2019_2; NSWFRD_2014; Purdie_1976]
post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (2); post_fire_recruitment_absent (2) [sources: Carey_2003; Cheal_2017; NSWFRD_2014; Purdie_1976]
post_fire_flowering (categorical): fire_dependent_flowering (1) [sources: Yang_2023]

flower morphology

flower_colour (categorical): green (1); yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 2.35 mm (2.2-2.5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023]
fruit_type (categorical): caryopsis (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]

leaf morphology

leaf_area (numerical): 462.6 mm2 (92.96-1138.11 mm2) [sources: Mokany_2008; Moles_2011; Moore_2019_2]
leaf_length (numerical): 349.93 mm (200-513 mm) [sources: Mokany_2008; GrassBase_2014; RBGV_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 2.6 mm (0.5-6 mm) [sources: Mokany_2008; GrassBase_2014; RBGV_2023]
leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 238.63 mg (56.4-499 mg) [sources: Mokany_2008; Moore_2019_2]
leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 291.01 g/m2 (169.5-507.61 g/m2) [sources: Mokany_2008; Moles_2011; Moore_2019_2]
leaf_mass_fraction (numerical): 0.18 g/g (0.14-0.24 g/g) [sources: Mokany_2008]
leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.44 g/g (0.35-0.59 g/g) [sources: Mokany_2008; Moles_2011; Moore_2019_2]
leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1); involute (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Moles_2011]
leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
leaf_inclination_angle (numerical): 68.2 deg (57-78 deg) [sources: Mokany_2008]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]

life history

photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (7); c4 (1) [sources: Mokany_2008; Moore_2019_2; Munroe_2019; Osborne_2014; White_2020; Williams_2011]
plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (2); herb (5); tussock (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; Moles_2011; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020; Williams_2011]
life_form (categorical): chamaephyte (1); hemicryptophyte (1) [sources: Mokany_2008; Williams_2011]
life_history (categorical): perennial (7) [sources: ABRS_2022; Cheal_2017; Moore_2019_2; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
stem_growth_habit (categorical): caespitose (2); tufted (1) [sources: ABRS_2022; Moore_2019_2; NHNSW_2022]
nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (4) [sources: Mokany_2008; White_2020]
parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (3) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (3) [sources: White_2020]
pollination_system (categorical): abiotic (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
dispersal_syndrome (categorical): epizoochory (4) [sources: White_2020; Williams_2011]
dispersers (categorical): mammals (3) [sources: White_2020]
flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnnnyyy (1); yynnnnnnnnyy (3); yynnnnnnyyyy (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014; 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): not_vegetative (3) [sources: White_2020]
clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Williams_2011]
storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); bud-bearing_root (2); rhizome (1) [sources: Carey_2003; Doherty_2021; Moore_2019_2; NSWFRD_2014]

seed morphology

seed_dry_mass (numerical): 1.44 mg (1.13-1.82 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Kew_2019_1]
seed_length (numerical): 2.31 mm (2.2-2.5 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; GrassBase_2014]
seed_width (numerical): 0.93 mm (0.93-0.93 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019]
seed_shape (categorical): ovoid (1) [sources: ANBG_2019]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 1.08 m (0.32-1.6 m) [sources: GrassBase_2014; NHNSW_2023]
plant_physical_defence_structures (categorical): absent (4) [sources: Moles_2011; White_2020]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
Mokany_2008	21	77	K. Mokany and J. Ash. “Are traits measured on pot grown plants representative of those in natural communities?”. Journal of Vegetation Science 19 (2008), pp. 119-126. doi: 10.3170/2007-8-18340.
Moore_2019_2	12	55	N. A. Moore, J. S. Camac, and J. W. Morgan. “Effects of drought and fire on resprouting capacity of 52 temperate Australian perennial native grasses”. New Phytologist 221.3 (2018), pp. 1424-1433. doi: 10.1111/nph.15480.
White_2020	18	54	M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
NSWFRD_2014	10	12	B. 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.
Cheal_2017	6	11	D. 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.
ANBG_2019	5	9	Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
GrassBase_2014	4	8	W. Clayton, M. Vorontsova, and K. H. &. H. Williamson. GrassBase - The online world grass flora. 2006. url: http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db.html.
RBGV_2023	7	8	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Williams_2011	7	7	R. 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.
Moles_2011	6	6	A. T. Moles, I. R. Wallis, W. J. Foley, D. I. Warton, J. C. Stegen, A. J. Bisigato, L. Cella-Pizarro, C. J. Clark, P. S. Cohen, W. K. Cornwell, W. Edwards, R. Ejrnaes, T. Gonzales-Ojeda, B. J. Graae, G. Hay, F. C. Lumbwe, B. Magana-Rodriguez, B. D. Moore, P. L. Peri, J. R. Poulsen, R. Veldtman, H. von Zeipel, N. R. Andrew, S. L. Boulter, E. T. Borer, F. F. Campon, M. Coll, A. G. Farji-Brener, J. D. Gabriel, E. Jurado, L. A. Kyhn, B. Low, C. P. H. Mulder, K. Reardon-Smith, J. Rodriguez-Velazquez, E. W. Seabloom, P. A. Vesk, A. van Cauter, M. S. Waldram, Z. Zheng, P. G. Blendinger, B. J. Enquist, J. M. Facelli, T. Knight, J. D. Majer, M. Martinez-Ramos, P. McQuillan, and L. D. Prior. “Putting plant resistance traits on the map: A test of the idea that plants are better defended at lower latitudes”. New Phytologist 191.3 (2011), pp. 777-788. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03732.x.
NHNSW_2023	5	5	N. 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/.
ABRS_2022	4	4	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_2014_2	4	4	Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2022	4	4	N. 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/.
Sjostrom_2006	4	4	A. 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_2023	2	3	Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Carey_2003	3	3	A. C. &. M. E. &. P. H. &. M. L. &. T. M. &. P. O. &. S. S. &. D. S. &. N. Webb. Wildfires in the ACT 2003: Report on Initial Impacts on Natural Ecosystems. Technical Report No. 17. Environment ACT, 2003. url: https://www.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/2539593/17-wildfires-in-the-act-report-on-initial-impacts-on-natural-ecosystems-2003.pdf.
Purdie_1976	3	3	R. W. Purdie and R. O. Slatyer. “Vegetation succession after fire in sclerophyll woodland communities in south-eastern Australia”. Australian Journal of Ecology 1 (1976), pp. 223-236.
RBGV_2022	3	3	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Doherty_2021	2	2	M. 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.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Kew_2019_1	1	1	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Munroe_2019	1	1	S. 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.
NHNSW_2014	1	1	Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/search/simple.htm.
Osborne_2014	1	1	C. Osborne, A. Salomaa, T. Kluyver, V. Visser, E. Kellogg, O. Morrone, M. Vorontsova, W. Clayton, and D. Simpson. “A global database of C4 photosynthesis in grasses”. New Phytologist 204 (2014), pp. 441-446. doi: 10.1111/nph.12942.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.
Yang_2023	1	1	S. Yang. “Unpublished data: Fire response traits scored from national and state floras and the taxonomic literature, University of New South Wales”. 2023.