Family Index

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Scientific Name

Centrolepis muscoides

Family Name

CENTROLEPIDACEAE

Common Name

Scented Centrolepis

Status

Height

0.05m - 0.1m (5-10cm) wide x (1-3cm) high

Flowers

stigma's crimson.

Fruit

Seed follicles

Form

A very small perennial herb with slender, short , erect, branched rhyzome, forming dense tufts.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kentish; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; West Coast

Communities

Montane Vegetation; Sedgeland and Wetland

Habitat Notes

Tas., endemic, Central Highlands and Ben Lomond in marshy sub-alpine ground and shores of lakes subject to fluctuations of water level.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Loam; Poor; Poorly-drained; Sandy

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

Standard

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