This native groundcover
is commonly known as
wart fern.
Microsorum grossum
is described as a "fern"
in the
Polypodiaceae
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.
Uncommon in the Fraser Coast region. Recorded in Moreton district and elsewhere. Reported at Point Vernon, likely cultivated. Listed as a special least concern species in Queensland (https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/plants/protected-plants/harvesting).
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census but is not
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 3 Fraser Coast localities: Point Vernon, K'gari, Tuan Forest.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
