- Reference
- Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 5:117 (1810)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Rhizomatous, perennial, herb or (fern), 1-3 m high, blade 1-pinnate; sporangia covering entire lower surface of fertile pinnae; rhizome scales to 8 mm. Fl. Mar to Aug. Black mud. Mangroves, swamps.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
- IBRA Subregions
- Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Hamersley, Keep, McLarty, Mitchell, Pindanland.
- IMCRA Regions
- Canning, Kimberley.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Wyndham-East Kimberley.