Cyperus gilesii

Benth. · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Cyperus

At a glance

Occurrence records375

Data sources3

Biological traits32

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources3 archives

Databases and archives Cyperus gilesii's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility375 records↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources32 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF375 records

01Narrative

Cyperus gilesii flower Cyperus gilesii fruit Cyperus gilesii, commonly known as Giles' flat-sedge, is a sedge of the Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology10

Fruit length2.25 mm

Fruit width0.3 mm

Leaf length max2 mm

Leaf length min0.8 mm

Leaf width4.5 mm

Leaf width max2 mm

Leaf width min0.8 mm

Plant height0.3 m

Seed length0.5 mm

Seed mass0.29 mg

Life cycle & reproduction9

Dehiscenceindehiscent

Dispersal typeanimal+water+wind

Flowering timeyynnnnnnyyyy

Life formperennial or rhizomatous geophyte

Life spanannual perennial

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: annual perennial · GIFT: annual

Pollination syndromeinsect+wind

Raunkiær life formtherophyte

Resprouting capacityfire_killed

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment9

Aquaticterrestrial

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typenut

Growth formherb

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · AusTraits: tussock

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC4

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type375 records

Wild obs. + sensor70

Museum / vouchered264

Other41

Origin

Native39

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 132 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 accuracy71% within 1 km

≤100 m 47≤10 km 17>10 km 2

66 georeferenced · 4 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor70

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 accuracy43% within 1 km

≤100 m 72≤1 km 34≤10 km 106>10 km 36

248 georeferenced · 16 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence264

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 institutions11 of 14 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Brisbane, AU	121
Adelaide, AU	50
Mount Annan, AU	29
Canberra, AU	20
Palmerston, AU	18
Armidale, AU	6
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	5
Kew, GB	3
EL PASO, US	2
James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record	1
Kensington, AU	1
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	1
Christchurch, NZ	1
Smithfield, AU	1

14 institutions · 259 of 264 vouchered records shown · 5 without an institution code

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