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Asplenium trichomanes L.
Maidenhair Spleenwort

Reference
Sp.Pl. 2:1080 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, perennial, herb or (fern), 0.1-0.35 m high, stipe purplish-black; sori oblong, often coalescing with age and covering most of undersurface. Fl. May to Oct. Loam. Shady, wet sites, near waterfalls, limestone outcrops.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 22 October 1997

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Hampton, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Hampton, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Busselton, Dundas.