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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Adiantum hispidulum Sw. var. hispidulum

Conservation Code
Priority Two
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, perennial, herb or (fern), 0.15-0.45 m high, stipe dark red brown-black; sori 3-18; rachises dark, densely covered in pale hairs. Fl. Feb or May to Jun. Crevices in lateritic rocks.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 31 May 1999

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Mitchell, Purnululu.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.