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Scientific Name
Schizaea fistulosa
Family Name
SCHIZAEACEAE
Common Name
Narrow comb-fern
Status
Height
fronds 0.1m - 0.3m (10-30cm)
Flowers
None
Fruit
Spores
Form
Fronds erect, entirely smooth, undivided, almost terete, sterile fronds undivided Stipes terete, entirely smooth.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Huon Valley; King Island; Kingborough; Northern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Heath; Montane Vegetation
Habitat Notes
Common in western and southern Tasmania from forest margins and heathland at sea-level , to alpine moors and bogs. At lower altitudes has same distribution as S. bifida, the two species frequently occurring together.
Site Tolerance
Exposed; Moist; Shady; Waterlogged; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Poor; Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained; Peaty; Poorgravelly
General Notes
Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
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Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
Feb
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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
Seed Treatment Method
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
There is no record of success in spore raising because of the delicate fungal symbiosis.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
No
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
Transplanting of most species is very difficult as they do not tolerate disturbance of the root system which is often buried deep in the soil. Plants from a wet habitat over rock are most likely to succeed. Once established they can be maintained in conditions similar to the original habitat.
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