This native groundcover
is commonly known as
creek fern.
Christella dentata
is described as a "fern"
in the
Thelypteridaceae
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.
Listed as a special least concern species in Queensland (https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/plants/protected-plants/harvesting).
Basal pinnae gradually reduce in size.
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 12 Fraser Coast localities: K'gari, Bauple Forest, Bidwill, Poona, Magnolia, Talegalla Weir, Tuan Forest, Tiaro, Gundiah, Tinana, River Heads, Maryborough.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
