This native groundcover
is commonly known as
bats-wing fern.
Histiopteris incisa
is described as a "fern"
in the
Dennstaedtiaceae
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.
Fraser Coast region recorded distribution on K'gari (Fraser Island) only.
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 5 Fraser Coast localities: K'gari, Talegalla Weir, Tuan Forest, Takura, St Mary.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
