Pellaea
viridis var. viridis
(Forssk.) Prantl
WEED
This introduced groundcover
is commonly known as
cliff brake fern.
Pellaea viridis var. viridis
is described as a "fern"
in the
Pteridaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is not classified as it is not native to Queensland.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Recorded in Moreton district and near Mackay.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/100215359
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/200692670
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/240491322
In Plants of the World Online known as Cheilanthes viridis.
It has not been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is not
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 6 Fraser Coast localities: Tuan Forest, Talegalla Weir, Yengarie, St Mary, Doongul, Maryborough.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
