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Pleurosorus rutifolius (R.Br.) Fee
Blanket Fern

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Reference
Mém.Foug. 5:179 (1852)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Not Current

Rhizomatous, perennial, herb or (fern), 0.03-0.12 m high, fronds 1-pinnate; pinnae with mostly eglandular hairs; sori in radiating lines, without indusium. Fl. Apr to May or Sep. Red-brown loam, orange clayey sand. Rock crevices, particularly where rock overhangs, granite outcrops.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 22 October 1997
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