This native groundcover
is commonly known as
scrambling coral fern.
Dicranopteris linearis var. linearis
is described as a "fern"
in the
Gleicheniaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
This is the only variety present in the Fraser Coast region. See Dicranopteris linearis. Regarded as a wetland species in Queensland WetlandInfo.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 3 Fraser Coast localities: Tuan Forest, Tiaro, Tinnanbar.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
