Scientific Name: Ophioglossum lusitanicum subsp. coriaceum

Common Name: adders-tongue

Family Classification (Clade): Pteridophytes

Family: Ophioglossaceae

Form Description: Terrestrial, rootstock knobby with fleshy roots; sterile fronds narrow-elliptical widest towards middle; fertile pinnae up to 15cm tall.

Height (m): 0.01 – 0.2

Municipality
BrightonCentral HighlandsDerwent ValleyDorsetGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHuon ValleyKentishLatrobeMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSouthern MidlandsWaratah-WynyardWest Coast
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine VegetationCoastal Vegetation
Habitat Notes

Uncommon from scattered coastal localities and the Central Highlands up to at least 1190m. Favours sites with little competition. May grow in thin, mossy soil layers over rock platforms and along margins of coastal and highland lagoons. Will also grow exposed to salt spray.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Rocky

Soil Tolerance

Poorly-drained, Sandy, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Water must be curtailed when plants are dormant over summer.

Propagation Calendar

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  • Seed Collecting Month
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  • Sowing Month
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Propagation Method
Specialist Method

Seed Information

Seed Treatment Notes

Propagation is by natural increase.