Centrolepis
Centrolepis is a genus of small herbaceous plants in the family Restionaceae known as thorn grass scales, with about 25 species native to Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, and south-east Asia as far north as Hainan Dao. APG III system classifies this genus in the Centrolepidaceae family.
Centrolepis species are all tufted plants with narrow leaves from the base. Flowers are tiny and wind-pollinated, in highly condensed inflorescences enclosed between a pair of bracts that often have leaf-like points.
22 branches of this genus, most-observed first
hairy centrolepis
speciesCentrolepis strigosa
pointed centrolepis
speciesCentrolepis aristata
Centrolepis fascicularis
speciesCentrolepis fascicularis
Centrolepis ciliata
speciesCentrolepis ciliata
Centrolepis polygyna
speciesCentrolepis polygyna
Centrolepis pallida
speciesCentrolepis pallida
Centrolepis drummondiana
speciesCentrolepis drummondiana
Centrolepis monogyna
speciesCentrolepis monogyna
Centrolepis pilosa
speciesCentrolepis pilosa
Centrolepis exserta
speciesCentrolepis exserta
Centrolepis cephaloformis
speciesCentrolepis cephaloformis
Centrolepis banksii
speciesCentrolepis banksii
Centrolepis glabra
speciesCentrolepis glabra
Centrolepis humillima
speciesCentrolepis humillima
Centrolepis cambodiana
speciesCentrolepis cambodiana
Centrolepis alepyroides
speciesCentrolepis alepyroides
Centrolepis minima
speciesCentrolepis minima
Centrolepis muscoides
speciesCentrolepis muscoides
Centrolepis philippinensis
speciesCentrolepis philippinensis
Centrolepis milleri
speciesCentrolepis milleri
Centrolepis eremica
speciesCentrolepis eremica
Centrolepis curta
speciesCentrolepis curta
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 141235.