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Scientific Name

Schizaea fistulosa

Family Name

SCHIZAEACEAE

Common Name

Narrow comb-fern

Status

Height

fronds 0.1m - 0.3m (10-30cm)

Flowers

None

Fruit

Spores

Form

Fronds erect, entirely smooth, undivided, almost terete, sterile fronds undivided Stipes terete, entirely smooth.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Huon Valley; King Island; Kingborough; Northern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar

Communities

Heath; Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Common in western and southern Tasmania from forest margins and heathland at sea-level , to alpine moors and bogs. At lower altitudes has same distribution as S. bifida, the two species frequently occurring together.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Shady; Waterlogged; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Poor; Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained; Peaty; Poorgravelly

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

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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

There is no record of success in spore raising because of the delicate fungal symbiosis.

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

Transplanting of most species is very difficult as they do not tolerate disturbance of the root system which is often buried deep in the soil. Plants from a wet habitat over rock are most likely to succeed. Once established they can be maintained in conditions similar to the original habitat.