Centrolepis strigosa at Booderee National Park

Centrolepis at Booderee National Park

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Identification history

Centrolepis strigosa	22 Jul 2020	MikeLeggett
Centrolepis strigosa subsp. strigosa	21 Jul 2020	JackieMiles
Unidentified	16 Jul 2020	MikeLeggett

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I thought this to be a grass at first but it must be a moss? growing in amongst the roots of Casuarina

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JackieMiles wrote:

21 Jul 2020

The fine hairs on the leaves suggest the tiny sedge Centrolepis. I've only seen strigosa, so I'm not positive it couldn't be the other species, so I haven't confirmed it. Another photo once it starts flowering would be good, and it would need to be a side-on close-up to see if the bracts enclosing the flower cluster have long tapering tips (fascicularis) or a short mucro (strigosa).

MikeLeggett wrote:

21 Jul 2020

Spring flowering Jackie so I've made a note to revisit. There's a good illustration of what you describe from Esperance, though the ssp. you name isn't mentioned. http://esperancewildflowers.blogspot.com/2013/07/centrolepis-strigosa-subsp-strigosa.html

NicholasdeJong wrote:

30 Jul 2020

hi mike, keyed this using the microscope. you can make out the multicellular hairs = centrolepis. i opted for fascicularis for the following reasons. the microenvironment at this site suggested mature plants were perennial. these plants were located under old baeckea imbricata in undisturbed sediment. strigosa is possibly in more transient wet sites off the immediate coast. also i have seen c fascicularis in flower at jb in similar situation: finally is fascicularis a little more dense than strigosa? Centrolepis fascicularis (Tufted Centrolepis) and slightly less exposed at sphr https://budawangcoast.naturemapr.org/sightings/4206760. having said all that.... measurements of lamina width did not rule out strigosa. so to be safe should leave as centrolepis sp. for now. i am frequently at this site so maybe even after this rain we will soon know. cheers deleted for now.

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Species information

Not Sensitive
Local Native
Non-Invasive

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
8 Jul 2020 12:34 PM Recorded on
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