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Scientific Name

Botrychium australe

Family Name

OPHIOGLOSSACEAE

Common Name

Austral moonwort, Parsley fern

Status

Extinct

Height

0.1m - 0.3m (10-30cm)

Flowers

Fruit

Spores

Form

Sterile frond, lacy, bright green; fertile frond, taller, bearing clusters of sporangia.

Municipalities

Central Highlands

Communities

Grassy Vegetation

Habitat Notes

Extremely rare in Tas. possibly extinct.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Grown mainly by enthusiasts. Easilygrown in a pot of acid, well drained soil. In cool areas can be estalished in a protected position in the garden. Likes the addition of organic matter. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Seed Collecting Months

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Sowing Months

Jan

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Cutting Months

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

There is no record of their being successfully raised from spores

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.

Yes

Cutting Notes

Propagate by offsets.