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Scientific Name
Ophioglossum lusitanicum
Family Name
OPHIOGLOSSACEAE
Common Name
Common Adder's Tongue
Status
Height
0.01m - 0.2m (1-20cm)
Flowers
None
Fruit
Spores
Form
Terrestrial, rootstock knobby with fleshy roots, sterile fronds narrow- elliptical widest towards middle, fertile pinnae up to 15cm tall.
Municipalities
Brighton; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Huon Valley; Kentish; Latrobe; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast
Communities
Coastal Vegetation; Montane Vegetation
Habitat Notes
Uncommon from scattered coastal localities and the Central Highlands up to at least 1190m. Favours sites with little competition. May grow in thin, mossy soil layers over rock platforms and along margins of coastal and highland lagoons. Will also grow exposed to salt spray.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Rocky
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained; Thin soils over rock
General Notes
Water must be curtailed when plants are dormant over summer. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seed Treatment Method
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Propagation is by natural increase.
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.
Cutting Notes
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