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Ophioglossum gramineum Willd.

Reference
Abh.Kurfürstl.-Mainz.Akad.Nützl.Wiss.Erfurt. 5(2):18,Tab.1,Fig.1 (1802)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, perennial, herb or (fern), 0.02-0.13 m high, sterile frond simple, narrow, rarely absent; fertile blade spike-like; vernation not circinnate. Fl. Apr or Aug. Clay, heavy loam, yellow-brown or red sand, granite. Damp soil, floodplain.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 13 October 1997

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Coolgardie, Jarrah Forest, Northern Kimberley, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Cape Range, Edel, Merredin, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Cross.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Cockburn, Coolgardie, Coorow, Derby-West Kimberley, Exmouth, Kwinana, Murray, Shark Bay, Toodyay, Wyndham-East Kimberley.