Family Index

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Scientific Name

Centrolepis aristata

Family Name

CENTROLEPIDACEAE

Common Name

Pointed Centrolepis

Status

Height

0.01m - 0.04m (1-4cm)

Flowers

Fruit

Seed follicles

Form

A slender annual herb, the most robust of the Tas. spp. of Centrolepis. but forming only small tufts and very variable in size. A dwarf form has been given varietal status.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Burnie; Central Highlands; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; West Tamar

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Tas., frequent in moist, sandy places, recorded from Furneaux, North East and East Coast.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Waterlogged; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Tender

Soil Tolerance

Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Each follicle has one seed which is released when it is mature

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes