- Reference
- Linnaea 25:721 (1853)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Rhizomatous, perennial, herb or (fern), 0.02-0.3 m high, aquatic or amphibious; leaflets 4; peduncle of sporocarp 1.5-10 times longer than sporocarp. Fl. Sep. Red sand or clay loam. In claypans, waterholes, rivers and swamps.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Central Ranges, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Gibson Desert, Jarrah Forest, Little Sandy Desert, Mallee, Murchison, Northern Kimberley, Nullarbor, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
- IBRA Subregions
- Augustus, Carnegie, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fitzgerald, Fortescue, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Katanning, Lateritic Plain, Lesueur Sandplain, Mann-Musgrave Block, Mardabilla, Merredin, Mitchell, Northern Jarrah Forest, Nullarbor Plain, Perth, Roebourne, Rudall, Southern Cross, Tallering, Trainor, Western Mallee, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, Beverley, Broomehill-Tambellup, Capel, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Coorow, Corrigin, Derby-West Kimberley, Dundas, East Pilbara, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Goomalling, Irwin, Jerramungup, Kondinin, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Mingenew, Moora, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Northampton, Perenjori, Port Hedland, Ravensthorpe, Sandstone, Swan, Upper Gascoyne, Victoria Plains, Wiluna, Yalgoo, Yilgarn, York.