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.
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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
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