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Centrolepis exserta

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Species of grass

Centrolepis exserta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Centrolepis
Species: C. exserta
Binomial name
Centrolepis exserta
(R.Br.) Roem. & Schult.

Centrolepis exserta is a species of plant in the Restionaceae family and is found in Western Australia.

The reddish annual herb has a tufted habit and typically grows to a height of 2 to 15 centimetres (0.79 to 5.91 in). It blooms between April and August producing green-red-brown coloured flowers.

It is found along the margins of watercourses, waterholes and seepage areas in the Kimberley region of Western Australia where it grows in damp sandy soils over laterite.

References

  1. ^ "Centrolepis exserta". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
Taxon identifiers
Centrolepis exserta


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