Occurrence record: BRI AQ0570568

Preserved specimen of Eragrostis megalosperma F.Muell. ex Benth. | A Love Grass recorded on 1993-05-29
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Dataset

Data partner Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource BRI AVH Data and Images
Institution code Queensland Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Supplied institution code "BRI"
Collection Queensland Herbarium
Supplied collection code "Herbrecs"
Catalog number BRI AQ0570568
Occurrence ID urn:catalog:BRI:Herbrecs:0570568
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Sheet
Collector Thompson, E.J.;Turpin, G.
Record number CHA382
Reproductive condition Fruit
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Date identified 1993-10-01

Event

Occurrence date 1993-05-29
End day of year 149
Event remarks Occasionally occurring tussock grass. Patchy semi-evergreen vine thicket on rocky basalt hill.
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 149

Taxonomy

Higher classification Plantae | Viridaeplantae | Streptophyta | Equisetopsida | Magnoliidae | Lilianae | Poales | Poaceae | Eragrostis
Scientific name Eragrostis megalosperma
Identified to rank species
Common name A Love Grass
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Supplied as "Streptophyta"
Class Equisetopsida
Order Poales
Family Poaceae
Genus Eragrostis
Species Eragrostis megalosperma
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship F.Muell. ex Benth.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Locality 43km NE of Torrens Creek (GPS 20 23 01 145 04 22) (site 29/5-22)
Latitude -20.382077
Supplied as: "-20.3820772110"
Longitude 145.07391
Supplied as: "145.0739097778"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "GDA94"
Min elevation 720.0000000000
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 100.0
Georeference protocol GPS
County North Kennedy
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Einasleigh Uplands
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Broken River
    NRM Regions 2010 Burdekin
    NRM Regions 2017 Burdekin
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Burdekin
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Burdekin
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Einasleigh Uplands
    IBRA 7 Regions Einasleigh Uplands
    IBRA 7 Subregions Broken River
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 BURDEKIN RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Flinders - Richmond - Dalrymple
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Townsville - Mackay
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Northern Queensland Region
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Kennedy
    Electorates March 2025 Kennedy
    Local Government Areas 2011 Charters Towers (R)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Dalrymple
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 CHARTERS TOWERS REGIONAL
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 0
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 304
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) DALRYMPLE
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) CHARTERS TOWERS - AYR - INGHAM
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) TOWNSVILLE
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) KENNEDY
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) FLINDERS - RICHMOND - DALRYMPLE
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) FLINDERS - RICHMOND - DALRYMPLE
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) TOWNSVILLE - MACKAY
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) TRAEGER
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Traeger
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Dalrymple
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of Qld
    Local Government Areas 2023 Charters Towers
    Postal Areas 2021 4816
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Very Remote Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Queensland
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Dalrymple
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Townsville
    Tourism Regions 2021 Townsville
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Medium Woodland
    Forests of Australia 2018B Rainforest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Rainforests and Vine Thickets
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Dry rainforest or vine thickets
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Leasehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 116.0 frequency
    Species Richness 64.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 603.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 45.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 1.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 37.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 87.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 323.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 35.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 348.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 20.8 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 19.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 24.4 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 22.7 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 26.3 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 8.3 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 16.6 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 13.8 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 18.3 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.52 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.45
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 34.6 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 27.3 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 27.1 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 645.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 38.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 9.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 33.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 86.14672 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 367.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 144.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 367.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 22.066666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 24.4 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 8.9 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 16.216667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 12.416666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 17.666666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 50.887978 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 432.38416
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 33.3 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 26.716667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 26.716667 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 53.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.29
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.6
    Elevation 548.0 m