- Reference
- Prodr. 167 (1810)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Rhizomatous, perennial, herb or (fern), 0.015-0.15 m high, aquatic or amphibious; leaflets 4, sporocarp with 2 equal blunt, basal teeth. Fl. Apr to Aug or Dec. Red clay, red loamy sand. In creeks and riverbeds, swamps, salt flats and claypans.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Central Ranges, Coolgardie, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Northern Kimberley, Nullarbor, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte, Yalgoo.
- IBRA Subregions
- Ashburton, Augustus, Cape Range, Carnegie, Central, Chichester, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Katanning, Keep, Lateritic Plain, Mackay, Mann-Musgrave Block, Maralinga, Mardabilla, Merredin, Mitchell, Nullarbor Plain, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, Rudall, Shield, South Kimberley Interzone, Tallering, Tanami Desert, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
- IMCRA Regions
- Kimberley, Ningaloo.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, Cranbrook, Derby-West Kimberley, Dundas, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Greater Geraldton, Halls Creek, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Karratha, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Mount Magnet, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Northampton, Port Hedland, Three Springs, Upper Gascoyne, Wickepin, Wiluna, Wyndham-East Kimberley, Yalgoo.