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Scientific Name

Pilularia novae-hollandiae

Family Name

MARSILEACEAE

Common Name

Austral Pilwort

Status

Rare

Height

Flowers

None

Fruit

Spores

Form

Tiny terrestrial fern forming mats. Root- stock threadlike, fronds simple, narrowly linear, coiled when young,.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Launceston; Northern Midlands

Communities

Aquatic

Habitat Notes

Aquatic or semi-aquatic growing in the mud or silt of shallow and slow-moving rivers and on seasonally inundated margins of lakes and depressions. Establishes freely in man-made lakes..

Site Tolerance

Exposed; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

Fertile; Loam; Poorly-drained; Aquatic or semi aquatic

General Notes

Plants which appear to be submerged year-round are evergreen and have not been seen fertile while those which have experienced seasonal drought or stress are deciduous with good sporocarp production. This plant lacks ornamental value but is very interesting botanically. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

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Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

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Jul

Aug

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Oct

Nov

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Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Sori enclosed in a hard, globular sporocarp, short-stalked, arising from the rhizome

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 division and grow as a bog plant or in a pot standing in water. Prefers a sunny position and tolerates light to moderate frost.