Family Index

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Scientific Name

Grammitis gunnii

Family Name

GRAMMITIDACEAE

Common Name

Finger fern

Status

Height

Flowers

None

Fruit

Spores

Form

Small fern with long creeping rhizome. Also has black stipes and hairs on sori.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; Meander Valley

Communities

Montane Vegetation

Habitat Notes

An alpine species of rock outcrops. Most closely resembles G. poeppigiana but differs because of its black stipes and the presence of soral hairs.

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Moist; Rocky; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Poor; Well-drained

General Notes

There is no record of the species being raised successfully from spores under the usual propagating procedures. this species is newly described and referred to in Ferns of Tasmania as Grammitis species B. 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

Spores: on the back of the fronds are tiny elliptical patches, obliquely angled with respect to the mid-vein, which produce spores

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

See General 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.

Cutting Notes