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Acrostichum speciosum Willd.

Reference
Sp.Pl. 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.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 20 October 1997

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.