Family Index

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Scientific Name

Isoetes humilior

Family Name

ISOETACEAE

Common Name

Veiled Quillwort

Status

Rare

Height

leaves 0.1m (10cm)

Flowers

None

Fruit

Spores

Form

Aquatic fern ally; which forms a tussock of hollow leaves , undivided and circular in cross-section;rootstock 2-lobed.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands

Communities

Montane Vegetation; Rivers, lagoons and lakes

Habitat Notes

Occurs in slow-moving sections of running water and also in still waters on the Central Plateau and in Cradle Mt./ L. St. Clair N.P. Frequently occurs with I. gunnii. The two may grow together in communal clumps. I. humilior is distinguished by being smaller in all parts & has a veil covering the sporangia.

Site Tolerance

Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Aquatic

General Notes

Usually grows submerged in permanent water. Propagation techniques unknown. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

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Cutting Months

Jan

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

Spores contained in sporophylls clustered into a bulbous base

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.

Cutting Notes