Scleroschoenus compositus
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Family Cyperaceae
Taxonomy: Scleroschoenus compositus (Latz) K.L.Wilson & J.J.Bruhl
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Actinoschoenus sp. sandstone (P.K.Latz 7686) NT Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)
- Fimbristylis composita Latz (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): NT
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NT eFlora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: Crowley_2007 (2), Nano_2011 (2), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), eFLOWER_Dun_2022 (3). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 8 traits from 10 records in 5 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 (2) [sources: Crowley_2007; Nano_2011]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (1) [sources: Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (2) [sources: Crowley_2007; Nano_2011]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| eFLOWER_Dun_2022 | 3 | 3 | L. Dun and H. Sauquet. “Unpublished: Floral traits for GAP taxa, University of New South Wales, Australia”. 2022. |
| Crowley_2007 | 2 | 2 | G. Crowley, M. Gardener, and M. Marrinan. Tropical savannas fire response database. 2007. url: [www.landmanager.org.au](www.landmanager.org.au). |
| Nano_2011 | 2 | 2 | C. E. M. Nano and P. J. Clarke. “How do drought and fire influence the patterns of resprouting in Australian deserts?”. Plant Ecology 212 (2011), pp. 2095-2110. doi: 10.1007/s11258-011-9988-x. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |