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Scientific Name
Hymenophyllum peltatum
Family Name
HYMENOPHYLLACEAE
Common Name
Alpine filmy-fern
Status
Height
0.08m - 0.17m (8-17cm)
Flowers
None
Fruit
Spores
Form
Lithophytic or epiphytic fern with much- branched, creeping,wiry rootstock,fronds; 1-2 times pinnate,semi-erect, dark green.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast
Communities
Fern Gullies; Montane Vegetation; Rainforest; Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes
Widespread and abundant from near seal-level to alpine, in rainforest, wet sclerophyll forest, fern gullies and alpine shrubberies. It grows in soil, on rock, and on the limbs and trunks of a range of tree species. In alpine regions, often in boulder grottos near running water. Replaces H. cupressiforme at higher altitudes.
Site Tolerance
Moist; Rocky; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Well-drained; Limbs and trunks of trees
General Notes
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
Unripe sori are generally light green then change to yellowish brown and to dark brown or black when mature.collect mature fronds on folded paper and keep in warm dry place until spores are shed
Seed Treatment Method
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
No
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
Easily grown by division if given constant high humidity, regular misting, shade and protection from drying winds. Culture in a bottle or terrarium can be successful.
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