Scientific Name: Isoetopsis graminifolia

Common Name: grass cushion

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Asteraceae

Threatened Species Status: Vulnerable

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Small, densely tufted herb almost without stem.

Flowers: Heads without stalks, crowded at the bases of leaves, florets 12-20.

Fruit: Achene – inverted cone-shaped with long hairs, pappus with 8-10 scales.

Municipality
BrightonHobartNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern Midlands
Plant Communities
Grassland
Habitat Notes

Collected from Queen’s Domain, Hobart. Possibly still in this and in other open and grassy places.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Moist

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Well-drained

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method
Impractical Propagation material is too difficult to collect or conditions for propagation or cultivation are too specialized.

Seed Information

Seed Treatment Method

Surface Sow Sow seed finely on the surface of the potting mix and cover with just enough mix to hold the seed on the surface when watered.

Seed Storage Life

Short