Sporadanthus rivularis — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Poales/Restionaceae/Sporadanthus

At a glance

Occurrence records92

Data sources3

Biological traits20

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources3 archives

Databases and archives Sporadanthus rivularis's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation1 languages↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility92 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources20 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF92 records

01Narrative

Sporadanthus rivularis is a sedge-like herb in the Restionaceae family, native to Western Australia. It is a spreading perennial growing from rhizomes to heights of from 1 to 1.2 m, on black sands and clay along creek edges. It is a dioecious species. This species was first described by Barbara Briggs and Lawrie Johnson in 2012. The specific epithet, rivularis, derives from Latin and means "of a brook or stream" referring to the species' occurrence near rivers and creeks.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsGIFTTRY

Size & morphology7

Leaf length10 mm

Leaf width2.5 mm

Plant height1.2 m

Plant height max1.2 m

Plant height min1 m

Seed length0.9 mm

Seed width0.9 mm

Life cycle & reproduction4

Life formrhizomatous geophyte

Life spanperennial

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typedioecious

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formherb

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

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapeterete

Woodinessnon-woody

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type92 records

Wild obs. + sensor1

Museum / vouchered91

Origin

Native19

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO216 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 accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 1

1 georeferenced

Open the mapobservation + sensor1

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 accuracy46% within 1 km

≤100 m 16≤1 km 5≤10 km 24>10 km 1

46 georeferenced · 45 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence91

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 institutions7 of 9 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
Kensington, AU	55
Mount Annan, AU	19
Canberra, AU	5
Kew, GB	4
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	4
Pretoria, ZA	1
MAlocation not on record	1
Brisbane, AU	1
Adelaide, AU	1

9 institutions · 91 of 91 vouchered records shown