GRAMMITIDACEAE

Gypsy fern

 

0.1m - 0.3m (10-30cm) long 

 

Spores 

Fronds weeping, leathery, broad, dull, lobed, winged, broadest towards middle. 

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar 

Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Rainforest; Wet Eucalypt Forest; Coastal gullies 

Common and widespread in lowland areas of moderate to high rainfall in rainforest, wet sclerophyll forest, fern gullies and sheltered rock outcrops within dry sclerophyll forest. Grows on logs, rocks or as an epiphyte on a range of tree species. Most abundant in near-coastal gullies and scrub. 

Dry; Moist; Rocky 

 

Fertile; Loam; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained; Epiphytic 

Has proved very difficult to keep growing and has been tried with a range of treaments in various conditions. Plants have survived for fairly long periods in a large bottle. Suitable below powerlines. 

Sori rounded or oblong.spores are collected when mature on the frond. unripe sori are generally light green then change to yellowish brown and to dark brown or black when mature 

Standard 

 

 

Sow spores into a pot in a water retaining medium with good drainage. Sterilise medium & containerwith boiling water and sow spores bysprinkling a small amount onto the surface of the medium. Cover immediately with clean glass or plastic wrap and leave in a warm area in strong light but not direct sunlight.