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Scientific Name
Botrychium australe
Family Name
OPHIOGLOSSACEAE
Common Name
Austral moonwort, Parsley fern
Status
Extinct
Height
0.1m - 0.3m (10-30cm)
Flowers
Fruit
Spores
Form
Sterile frond, lacy, bright green; fertile frond, taller, bearing clusters of sporangia.
Municipalities
Central Highlands
Communities
Grassy Vegetation
Habitat Notes
Extremely rare in Tas. possibly extinct.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Grown mainly by enthusiasts. Easilygrown in a pot of acid, well drained soil. In cool areas can be estalished in a protected position in the garden. Likes the addition of organic matter. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
There is no record of their being successfully raised from spores
Seed Treatment Method
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Yes
Cutting Notes
Propagate by offsets.
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