Plants → Pteridophyta → Pteridopsida → Polypodiales → Dennstaedtiaceae Lotsy → Pteridium Scop. → Pteridium esculentum (G.Forst.) Cockayne
Rhizomatous, perennial, herb or (fern), 0.5-2 m high, fronds 3-4-pinnate basally; circular nectary at base of each pinna; sori linear, marginal. Laterite gravel, white sand, red loam, brown clay. Moist sandy soils, along creeks in eucalypt forest.
Beard’s Provinces: South-West Province.
IBRA Regions: Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions: Dandaragan Plateau.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Gingin.
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