Biology:Centrolepis caespitosa

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Short description: Species of grass

Centrolepis caespitosa

Priority Four — Rare Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Centrolepis
Species:
C. caespitosa
Binomial name
Centrolepis caespitosa
D.A.Cooke

Centrolepis caespitosa is a species of plant in the Restionaceae family and is found in Western Australia.[1]

The annual herb has a tufted habit and typically forms a rounded cushion approximately 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) in width. It blooms between October and December.

It is found on salt flats and in wet areas in the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-clay soils.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15511825 entry