Carex longebrachiata

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex

At a glance

Occurrence records3 352

Data sources3

Biological traits36

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources3 archives

Databases and archives Carex longebrachiata's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility3 352 records↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources36 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF3 352 records

01Narrative

Carex longebrachiata, commonly known as Australian sedge or drooping sedge, is a plant species in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is native to Australia.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTAusTraits

Size & morphology13

Fruit length5.75 mm

Fruit width1.65 mm

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: 1.65 mm · GIFT: 2 mm

Leaf mass230 mg

Leaf mass per area99.4 g/m2

Leaf size1 198 mm²

Leaf width3 mm

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: 3 mm · GIFT: 4 mm

Leaf width max4 mm

Leaf width min2 mm

Plant height0.6 m

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: 0.6 m · AusTraits: 0.8 m

Plant height max0.9 m

Seed length6.5 mm

Seed mass1.56 mg

Seed width1.7 mm

Life cycle & reproduction10

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dehiscenceindehiscent

Dispersal typeanimal+water

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: hydrochory myrmecochory · GIFT: unspecialized

Flowering timeyynnnnnnyyyy

Life formperennial or rhizomatous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Lifeform raunkiaer detailedgeophyte

Pollination syndromewind

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typehermaphrodite+monoecious

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typenut utricle

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: nut utricle · GIFT: nut

Growth formherb

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · AusTraits: graminoid herb

Habitat GIFTLowland

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type3 352 records

Wild obs. + sensor2 881

Museum / vouchered452

Cultivated / captive19

Origin

Native93

Introduced1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO7 136 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy98% within 1 km

≤100 m 2 515≤1 km 285≤10 km 60>10 km 1

2 861 georeferenced · 20 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor2 881

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy42% within 1 km

≤100 m 57≤1 km 65≤10 km 138>10 km 32

292 georeferenced · 160 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence452

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 1

1 georeferenced · 18 without coordinates

Open the mapnot free-living19

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions16 of 21 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Mount Annan, AU	92
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	76
Auckland, NZ	72
Christchurch, NZ	63
Hobart, AU	27
Canberra, AU	27
Brisbane, AU	23
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record	16
Armidale, AU	13
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	11
Adelaide, AU	8
Batemans Bay, AU	8
Wellington, NZ	5
Rotorua, NZ	4
Stockholm, SE	1
Madrid, ES	1
Wollongong, AU	1
Parkville, AU	1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1
Palmerston North, NZ	1
La Trobe Universitylocation not on record	1

21 institutions · 452 of 452 vouchered records shown

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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Carex longebrachiata

At a glance

Sources3 archives

Size & morphology13

Life cycle & reproduction10

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment10

Physiology & chemistry2

Record type3 352 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions16 of 21 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Record type3 352 records