Piptatherum miliaceum

E.Fourn., 1866 · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Piptatherum

At a glance

Occurrence records3 856

Data sources2

Biological traits18

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources2 archives

Databases and archives Piptatherum miliaceum's data was compiled from.

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility3 856 records↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page2 sections

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Traits & measurements3 literature sources18 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF3 856 records

02Traits & measurements

SourcesLEDAAusTraitsTRY

Size & morphology4

Leaf length325 mm

Leaf width8 mm

Plant height1.5 m

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: 1.5 m · TRY: 0.73 m

Seed mass0.583 mg

Life cycle & reproduction4

Deciduousnessevergreen

Dispersal typeanimal

Flowering timeyynnnnnnyyyy

Life spanperennial

Habitat & environment4

Fruit typecaryopsis

Growth formgraminoid

Mycorrhiza type0.00000000424

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry6

Leaf C:N ratio11.87 g/g

Leaf c442 mg/g

Leaf dry-matter content (LDMC)419 mg/g

Leaf n37.94 mg/g

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)19.31 mm²/mg

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type3 856 records

Wild obs. + sensor3 723

Museum / vouchered110

Cultivated / captive7

Other16

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO5 324 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 accuracy37% within 1 km

≤100 m 202≤1 km 3≤10 km 344

549 georeferenced · 3 174 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor3 723

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 accuracy33% within 1 km

≤1 km 1≤10 km 2

3 georeferenced · 107 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence110

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 2>10 km 1

3 georeferenced · 4 without coordinates

Open the mapnot free-living7

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 institutions9 of 16 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
LDlocation not on record	86
EL PASO, US	3
Oskarshamn, SE	2
Wuzhou, CN	2
Vancouver, CA	2
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record	2
MAlocation not on record	2
Henry Brockhouse Collectionlocation not on record	2
Rishon Le Zion, IL	1
Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicachlocation not on record	1
Beijing, CN	1
Göteborg, SE	1
Austin, US	1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record	1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record	1
Uppsala, SE	1

16 institutions · 109 of 110 vouchered records shown · 1 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

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Piptatherum miliaceum

At a glance

Sources2 archives

Size & morphology4

Life cycle & reproduction4

Habitat & environment4

Physiology & chemistry6

Record type3 856 records

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions9 of 16 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Record type3 856 records