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Occurrence record: PERTH 9764941

Preserved specimen of Machaerina juncea (R.Br.) T.Koyama | Bare Twig-rush recorded on 2019-11-18
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Dataset

Data partner Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource Western Australian Herbarium (PERTH) AVH data
Institution code Western Australia, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
Supplied institution code "PERTH"
Collection Western Australian Herbarium
Supplied collection code "PERTH"
Catalog number PERTH 9764941
Occurrence ID 9764941
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by S. Sinha  
Collector Jakob, A.
Record number 015
License CC0
Supplied as CC0 International
Rights holder Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
Institution ID https://www.gbif.org/grscicoll/institution/d129a8d1-2339-4a47-aa19-a8e0a078082a
Field Number 015
Language en
Degree of establishment native
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Owner institution code PERTH
Collection https://www.gbif.org/grscicoll/collection/4c63d5f6-b20b-49e5-8006-e2af210eab0e
Dataset / Survey name [PERTH AVH data]
Organism remarks Rhizomatous, perennial sedge, 1 metre tall and 0.1 metres wide. Brown/grey flowers.
Occurrence remarks Gentle slope, damp, dark brown/grey loam. Winter-wet depression, inundated in winter. Dampland throughout the rest of the year.
Access rights https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/help/copyright
Identification verification status verification needed
Date identified 2025-04-24
Identification remarks See: K.L. Wilson in Telopea 18:130 (2015)

Event

Dataset / Survey name PERTH AVH data  
Field Number 015
Identification remarks See: K.L. Wilson in Telopea 18:130 (2015)
Occurrence date 2019-11-18
Verbatim event date 18 Nov 2019
End day of year 322
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 322

Taxonomy

Scientific name Machaerina juncea
Supplied scientific name "Machaerina juncea (R.Br.) T.Koyama"
Identified to rank species
Common name Bare Twig-rush
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Order Poales
Family Cyperaceae
Genus Machaerina
Species Machaerina juncea
Name match metric exactMatch
Taxon remarks See: K.L. Wilson in Telopea 18:130 (2015)
Scientific name authorship (R.Br.) T.Koyama
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICBN
Taxonomic status accepted

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Locality 84 metres to Davenport Approach, Davenport Reserve, Wandi
Habitat
Supplied as "Gentle slope, damp, dark brown/grey loam. Winter-wet depression, inundated in winter. Dampland throughout the rest of the year. Wetland species present. Dense vegetation with sedges dominating understory with a Eucalyptus and Melaleuca canopy. Species present: Melaleuca teretifolia, Melaleuca rhaphiophylla, Eucalyptus rudis, Acacia saligna, Lepidosperma effusum, Juncus pallidus, Baumea articulata and Baumea preissii."
Latitude -32.188724
Supplied as: "-32.18872400"
Longitude 115.858038
Supplied as: "115.85803800"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "GDA94"
Verbatim locality 84 metres to Davenport Approach, Davenport Reserve, Wandi
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 100.0
Location according to collector
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

Additional properties

verbatim identification Machaerina juncea (R.Br.) T.Koyama

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Swan Coastal Plain
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Perth
    NRM Regions 2010 Perth
    NRM Regions 2017 Swan Region
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Swan Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Swan Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Swan Coastal Plain
    IBRA 7 Regions Swan Coastal Plain
    IBRA 7 Subregions Perth
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 South West Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South West Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 MURRAY RIVER (WA)
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Kwinana
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Gnaala Karla Booja Indigenous Land Use Agreement
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Kwinana - Surrounds
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Perth
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 South West
    Land Management
    Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions South-West
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Brand
    Electorates March 2025 Brand
    Local Government Areas 2011 Kwinana (T)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Kwinana
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 CITY OF KWINANA
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 14
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1406
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) GREATER PERTH
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) CASUARINA - WANDI
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) KWINANA
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) PERTH - SOUTH WEST
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) BRAND
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) KWINANA
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) KWINANA - SURROUNDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) PERTH
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Major Cities of Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) KWINANA, SM
    PSMA States (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Kwinana (South Metropolitan)
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Casuarina - Wandi
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Greater Perth
    Local Government Areas 2023 Kwinana
    Postal Areas 2021 6167
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Major Cities of Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Western Australia
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Casuarina - Wandi
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Kwinana
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Perth - South West
    Tourism Regions 2021 Destination Perth
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Other native forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Other Forests and Woodlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Banksia woodlands
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Other forests and woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Other forests and woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 35161.0 frequency
    Species Richness 1674.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 788.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 417.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 1.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 41.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 83.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 46.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 39.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 440.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 18.4 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 38.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 24.9 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 18.4 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 22.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 8.7 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 13.7 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 10.8 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 23.3 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.49 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.36
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 30.9 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 23.6 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 13.9 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 830.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 466.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 10.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 37.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 87.546135 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 44.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 175.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 466.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 18.275 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 22.2 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 8.8 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 13.4 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 10.85 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 23.516666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 48.873875 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 428.05853
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 31.0 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 23.8 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 13.4 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 48.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.53
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 21.0 m