Scientific Name: Lycopodiella diffusa
Common Name: buttongrass clubmoss
Family Classification (Clade): Pteridophytes
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Form Description: Prostrate fern ally, stems often tinged reddish brown to black.
Municipality
BurnieDerwent ValleyHuon ValleyKingboroughNorthern MidlandsWaratah-WynyardWest Coast
Plant Communities
Coastal VegetationHeath
Habitat Notes
Common and widespread in the west and south of the State where it is a terrestrial species of permanently wet and badly drained soils.
Site Tolerance
Exposed, Moist, Waterlogged
Soil Tolerance
Nutrient-poor, Poorly-drained
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Specialist Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Sporangia produced within specialised cone-like structures called stroboli.
Seed Treatment Notes
Extremely difficult to raise from spores as they have a symbiotic relationship with a fungus in the gametophyte stage.
Cutting & Division Information
Can be propagated by division of the rhizomes providing the divisions are not too small.