Occurrence record: PERTH 8766762

Preserved specimen of Commelina ensifolia R.Br. | Scurvy Grass recorded on 2011-04-08
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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 8766762
Occurrence ID 8766762
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Collector 1.  Grantham, J.   2.  Taylor, B.  
Supplied as "Grantham, J.; Taylor, B."
Record number RH 05-08
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 RH 05-08
Language en
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 Prostrate to semi-prostrate perennial or annual herb, to 0.3 m high. Flowers blue.
Occurrence remarks Drainage line, very gently inclined (1 deg). Brown clay-loam.
Access rights https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/help/copyright
Identification verification status verified

Event

Dataset / Survey name PERTH AVH data  
Field Number RH 05-08
Occurrence date 2011-04-08
Verbatim event date 8 Apr 2011
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Commelina ensifolia
Supplied scientific name "Commelina ensifolia R.Br."
Identified to rank species
Common name Scurvy Grass
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Charophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Order Commelinales
Family Commelinaceae
Genus Commelina
Species Commelina ensifolia
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship R.Br.
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICBN
Taxonomic status accepted

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Locality C. 2.5 km W of Finucane Island Road, Boodarie, c. 9 km NW of South Hedland
Habitat
Supplied as "Drainage line, very gently inclined (1 deg). Brown clay-loam. Triodia grassland."
Latitude -20.362238
Supplied as: "-20.36223789"
Longitude 118.528561
Supplied as: "118.52856128"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "GDA94"
Verbatim locality C. 2.5 km W of Finucane Island Road, Boodarie, c. 9 km NW of South Hedland
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 Commelina ensifolia R.Br.

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 Rangelands
    NRM Regions 2017 Rangelands Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Rangelands Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Pilbara
    IBRA 7 Regions Pilbara
    IBRA 7 Subregions Roebourne
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Pilbara-Gascoyne
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 PORT HEDLAND COAST
    Land Management
    Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions Pilbara
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Local Government Areas 2011 Port Hedland (T)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Port Hedland
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 TOWN OF PORT HEDLAND
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 322
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 2411
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF WA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) EAST PILBARA
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) EAST PILBARA
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA - OUTBACK (NORTH)
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) DURACK
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) PORT HEDLAND
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) PORT HEDLAND - SURROUNDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) SOUTH HEDLAND
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) PILBARA, MP
    PSMA States (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    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 Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Other Shrublands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Other shrublands
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Leasehold
    Vegetation types - native Other shrublands
    Vegetation types - present Other shrublands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 315.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 44.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 1.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 115.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 203.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 28.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 207.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 23.1 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 21.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 26.3 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 26.4 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 23.5 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 12.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 20.9 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 12.4 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 26.1 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.53 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.34
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 36.3 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 30.8 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 30.7 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 26.541668 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 55.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.1
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.22
    Elevation 6.0 m