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Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.) Brongn.

Reference
Bull.Sci.Soc.Philom.Paris 186 (1822)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Mixed (Native in Part of Range, Naturalised Elsewhere)
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, perennial, herb or (fern), to 0.4 m high, amphibious or aquatic; fronds succulent, 1-4-pinnate; sporangia in 2 rows, not in sori. Fl. Mar to Aug or Oct. In or near creeks or swamps, in pools or on wet rock ledges of waterfalls.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 15 October 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Darwin Coastal, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Keep, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.