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Scientific Name

Thismia rodwayi

Family Name

BURMANNIACEAE

Common Name

Fairy Lanterns

Status

Rare

Height

0.005m - 0.03m (0.5-3cm)

Flowers

Fruit

Form

A small fleshy saprophyte often flowering above the surface of the soil. Roots vermiform

Municipalities

Derwent Valley; Dorset; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kingborough; Meander Valley; West Tamar

Communities

Wet Eucalypt Forest

Habitat Notes

Tas., seldom seen but widespread in damp humus and litter in wet forests, recorded in association with roots of Bedfordia salicina. Olearia argophylla. Coprosma quadrifida. Ben Lomond, S.W, Mt Field, Mt Wellington, Vic., N.S.W, Qld, N.Z

Site Tolerance

Moist; Shady; Waterlogged

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Soil Tolerance

Clay; Fertile; Loam; Poor; Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

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Seed Information

Seed Collection

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Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

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Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes