- Reference
- Monatsber.Königl.Preuss.Akad.Wiss.Berlin 1868:542 (1868)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Cormous, perennial, herb or (fern ally), 0.004-0.18 m high, brown scale leaves present, surrounding the leaves; sporangia naked; megaspores tuberculate. Sand, clay, loam. Swampy areas subject to winter flooding and dryness in summer.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren, Yalgoo.
- IBRA Subregions
- Edel, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Mardabilla, Merredin, Perth, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Busselton, Canning, Capel, Carnamah, Cranbrook, Dandaragan, Denmark, Esperance, Harvey, Jerramungup, Kojonup, Manjimup, Mingenew, Nannup, Northampton, Pingelly, Quairading, Swan, Westonia.