Citation: Kunze in Lehm., Pl. Preiss. 2:112 (1846).

Synonymy: -C. clelandii F. Muell. & Tare, Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 10:80 (1888).

Common name: Mulga fern.

Description:
Rhizome slow-creeping; fronds numerous, the old dead ones persisting, clustered, erect, to 40 cm long, 2-5 cm broad at the base of the lamina; stipe, rhachis and primary costae dark-brown, shining; stipe scaly towards the base, rhachis and primary costae with scattered segmented hairs, many of which are appressed and glandular; lamina oblong or narrow-lanceolate; pinnae more or less triangular, glabrous or hairy; sori protected by the reflexed pinnule margins.

Conservation status: native Flowering time: No flowering time is available

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

Biology: Occurs in similar situations to C. lasiophylla and often associated with it.

Author: Not yet available