Family Index

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Scientific Name

Phylloglossum drummondii

Family Name

LYCOPODIACEAE

Common Name

Pigmy Clubmoss

Status

Rare

Height

Flowers

Fruit

Spores

Form

Tiny, terrestrial; rootstock tuberous; leaves in an erect tuft; fruiting spike 3-5cm tall, ending in ovoid, yellowish "cone"

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Burnie; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; King Island; Latrobe; West Tamar

Communities

Coastal Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Rare in Tasmania. Found only on northern coastline (also King and Flinders Islands) ator near sea level. Grows in wet, peaty soils.

Site Tolerance

Moist; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Poorly-drained; Peaty

General Notes

Can be grown in a pot for a few years but tend to fade away. They may need annual repotting into a mix similar to that needed for terrestrial orchids. 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 borne in yellow cone-shaped sporangia with cone scales overlapping. strobili borne on leafless stalks

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

Top growth dies down during summer and re-shoots from a pernnial underground tuber in winter, propagation is, therefore, by natural increase.