Occurrence record: CANB 996470.1

Preserved specimen of Amaranthus albus L. | Stiff Tumbleweed recorded on 2024-03-10
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Dataset

Data partner Australia's Virtual Herbarium
Data resource Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANB) AVH data
Institution code Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research
Supplied institution code "CANB"
Collection Australian National Herbarium
Supplied collection code "CANB"
Catalog number CANB 996470.1
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations sheet
Identified by Purdie, R.W.  
Collector Purdie, R.W.
Record number 13578
Reproductive condition flowers|fruit|leaf
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Supplied as http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
Language en
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Disposition in collection
Occurrence remarks Rounded, much-branched, diffuse annual herb about 50 cm tall. Plants growing in disturbed soil and among rubble next to foot path.
Date identified 2024-03-11

Event

Occurrence date 2024-03-10
End day of year 70
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 70

Taxonomy

Scientific name Amaranthus albus
Supplied scientific name "Amaranthus albus L."
Identified to rank species
Common name Stiff Tumbleweed
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Order Caryophyllales
Family Amaranthaceae
Genus Amaranthus
Species Amaranthus albus
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship L.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICN

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Australian Capital Territory
Locality Near junction of Cotter Road with pathway (on eastern side of Cotter River) leading to Cotter Dam Viewing Platform.
Habitat
Supplied as "Gentle slope. Gravelly brown earth. Scattered weeds."
Latitude -35.325
Supplied as: "-35.325"
Longitude 148.940833
Supplied as: "148.940833333"
Datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 50.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 35 19 30 S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 148 56 27 E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    ACT TAMS Reserves COTTER RESERVE
    GER Kosciuszko to Coast GER Kosciuszko to Coast
    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) South Eastern Highlands
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Murrumbateman
    K2C Management Regions ACT
    NRM Regions 2010 ACT
    NRM Regions 2017 ACT
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 ACT
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 ACT
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions South Eastern Highlands
    IBRA 7 Regions South Eastern Highlands
    IBRA 7 Subregions Murrumbateman
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 Murray-Darling Basin
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Murray-Darling Basin
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 DARLING RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Stromlo - Namadgi
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Stromlo - Namadgi
    Indigenous Regions 2021 ACT
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 ACT and Jervis Bay
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Australian Capital Territory
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Australian Capital Territory
    Australian States and Territories Australian Capital Territory
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Bean
    Electorates March 2025 Bean
    Local Government Areas 2011 Unincorporated ACT
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Remainder of ACT
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 3
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 46
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) ACT - SOUTH WEST
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) URRIARRA - NAMADGI
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) BEAN
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) STROMLO - NAMADGI
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) STROMLO - NAMADGI
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) ACT
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Inner Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) MURRUMBIDGEE
    PSMA States (2016) AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Murrumbidgee
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 ACT - South West
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Australian Capital Territory
    Local Government Areas 2023 Unincorporated ACT
    Postal Areas 2021 2611
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Inner Regional Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Australian Capital Territory
    Statistical Areas Level 2 ACT - South West
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Uriarra - Namadgi
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Australian Capital Territory
    Tourism Regions 2021 Canberra
    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 Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Open Forests
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus open forests with a grassy understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Nature Conservation Reserve
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 26962.0 frequency
    Species Richness 1544.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 687.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 167.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 11.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 146.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 14.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 167.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 17.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 201.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 16.8 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 39.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 23.9 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 14.0 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 27.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 1.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 7.4 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 12.7 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 11.4 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.46 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.83
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 28.9 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 20.7 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 13.2 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 783.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 182.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 49.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 165.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 16.586613 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 192.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 81.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 233.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 13.429167 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 27.6 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 0.3 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 6.7833333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 13.108334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 10.433333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 47.49396 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 532.45764
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 27.9 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 19.966667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 12.883333 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 47.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.57
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.91
    Elevation 605.0 m