Scientific Name: Aphelia pumilio

Common Name: dwarf fanwort

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Centrolepidaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: A slender annual herb with scapes.

Height (m): 0.01 – 0.03

Fruit: Follicle

Municipality
Central HighlandsGeorge TownLauncestonNorthern MidlandsWest Tamar
Plant Communities
HeathSedgeland and Wetland
Habitat Notes

Rare – recorded from damp places in the Midlands.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Waterlogged

Soil Tolerance

Clay, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained, Sandy

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method
Impractical Propagation material is too difficult to collect or conditions for propagation or cultivation are too specialized.

Seed Information