Xyris tasmanica
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Family Xyridaceae
Taxonomy: Xyris tasmanica (D.I.Morris) Doust & B.J.Conn
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Xyris gracilis subsp. tasmanica D.I.Morris (nomenclatural synonym)
- Xyris sp. A (taxonomic synonym)
Misapplied names: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Xyris gracilis R.Br. (pro parte misapplied)
Distribution (APC): Tas
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ANBG_2019 (1), Jordan_2001 (6), Kirkpatrick_2020 (1), Mokany_2015 (1), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 13 traits from 16 records in 7 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 (1) [sources: Kirkpatrick_2020]
flower morphology
- sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (2); monoecious (1) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Jordan_2001; Sjostrom_2006]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
- leaf_area (numerical): 1299.83 mm2 (1299.83-1299.83 mm2) [sources: Mokany_2015]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: Jordan_2001; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (1) [sources: Wenk_2022]
seed morphology
- seed_dry_mass (numerical): 0.06 mg (0.06-0.06 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019]
- seed_length (numerical): 1.3 mm (1.3-1.3 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
- seed_width (numerical): 0.5 mm (0.5-0.5 mm) [sources: Jordan_2001]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan_2001 | 6 | 6 | G. 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. |
| 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. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| ANBG_2019 | 1 | 1 | Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/. |
| Kirkpatrick_2020 | 1 | 1 | J. Kirkpatrick. “Unpublished data: Fire response traits for woody Tasmanian endemic species, University of Tasmania”. 2020. |
| Mokany_2015 | 1 | 1 | K. 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. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |