Centrolepis eremica

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Centrolepis eremica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Centrolepis
Species:
C. eremica
Binomial name
Centrolepis eremica

Centrolepis eremica 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 hemispherical mound approximately 6 centimetres (2.36 in) in width. It blooms between July and September.

It is found amongst boulders and the margins of watercourses in the Wheatbelt, Mid West and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-clay-loam granitic soils. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Centrolepis eremica". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.