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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.
Centrolepis alepyroides · Pointed Centrolepis · Centrolepis banksii · Centrolepis caespitosa · Centrolepis cephaloformis · Centrolepis ciliata · Centrolepis curta · Centrolepis drummondiana · Centrolepis eremica · Centrolepis exserta · Centrolepis fascicularis · Smooth Centrolepis
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