Scientific Name: Centrolepis muscoides Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: eastern cushion-bristlewort

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Centrolepidaceae

Form Description: A very small perennial herb with slender, short, erect, branched rhizome, forming dense tufts.

Flowers: Stigmas crimson.

Fruit: Seed follicle – contains one seed.

Municipality
Central HighlandsDerwent ValleyGlamorgan-Spring BayKentishMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSouthern MidlandsWest Coast
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationSedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

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

Soil Tolerance

Clay, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained, Sandy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seed is released when it is mature.