AusTraits

Zostera muelleri subsp. capricorni

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Family Zosteraceae

Taxonomy: Zostera muelleri subsp. capricorni (Asch.) S.W.L.Jacobs

Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Nanozostera capricorni (Asch.) Toml. & Posl. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Zostera capricorni Asch. (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): SA, Qld, NSW, LHI, Vic

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (6), ABRS_2023 (13), Hughes_1992 (2), NHNSW_2014_2 (1), NHNSW_2022 (6), NHNSW_2023 (11), RBGV_2022 (5), RBGV_2023 (10), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (42). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 43 traits from 99 records in 11 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
flower morphology
  • sex_type (categorical): monoecious (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
fruit morphology
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 250 mm (50-400 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 3.67 mm (1.5-5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): linear (2) [sources: NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): sheathing (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1); toothed_dentate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_arrangement (categorical): distichous (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): graminoid_not_tussock (2); herb (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_form (categorical): geophyte (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • plant_growth_substrate (categorical): aquatic (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (4) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): floating (1); rhizomatous (1); submerged (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Hughes_1992; NHNSW_2022]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): abiotic (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): hydrochory (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): water (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): yynnnnnnnyyy (1); yyynnnnnnyyy (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; White_2020]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): transient (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): vegetative (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • storage_organ (categorical): rhizome (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
seed morphology
  • seed_length (numerical): 2 mm (2-2 mm) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (1) [sources: NHNSW_2023]
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.
ABRS_20231113Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_20231111N. 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_2023810VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
ABRS_202266Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_202266N. 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/.
RBGV_202255VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Hughes_199222L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
NHNSW_2014_211Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.