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Cheilanthes caudata R.Br.

Reference
Prodr. 156 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, perennial, herb or (fern), 0.04-0.65 m high, blade 3-4-pinnate at the base; ultimate pinnules linear and caudate; sori crowded in marginal band. Fl. Jan to May. Yellow sand, red loam, brown clay. Amongst rocks, under rock ledges or in damp habitats.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 15 October 1997

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Darwin Coastal, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Keep, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pindanland, Purnululu.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.