Biology:Centrolepis humillima

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Short description: Species of grass

Dwarf centrolepis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Centrolepis
Species:
C. humillima
Binomial name
Centrolepis humillima
Benth.

Centrolepis humillima, commonly known as dwarf centrolepis, is a species of plant in the Restionaceae family and is found in Western Australia .[1]

The annual herb has a densely tufted habit and typically grows to a height of 3 to 10 centimetres (1.18 to 3.94 in). It blooms between September and December.

It is found amongst moss beds and along the margins of salt lakes and claypans in the Wheatbelt, Mid West, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-clay soils.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15512292 entry