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Lindsaea linearis Sw.
Screw Fern

Reference
J.Bot.(Schrader) 1800(2):78 (1802)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, perennial, herb or (fern), 0.07-0.5 m high, fronds 1-pinnate; stipe blackish purple; veins free; sori elongated, continuous, with indusium. Fl. Oct. Light grey sand, sandy loam, clay. Shaded situations in jarrah forest, in moist depressions, granite rocks.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 22 October 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Busselton, Collie, Cranbrook, Denmark, Donnybrook-Balingup, Esperance, Gosnells, Harvey, Manjimup, Mundaring, Murray, Nannup, Plantagenet, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Wandering.