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Hairy Centrolepis

Centrolepis strigosa

Hairy Centrolepis
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0
Family
Restionaceae (Restion family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
Australia
Climate
subtropical

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Centrolepis strigosa, commonly known as hairy centrolepis, is a species of plant of the Restionaceae family. It is found in New Zealand (the North and South Islands) and Australia

It is an annual tufted herb of 1.5 to 8 cm high. It has numerous radiating leaves. The leaves are covered in multicellular hispid hairs. Flowering occurs from September to November.

Other Centrolepis plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Centrolepis strigosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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