Additional information

• FamilyLindsaeaceae
• StoreyLower storey
• Size5-30 cm x 20 cm
• Plant groupingFerns & Fern Allies
• LeavesNarrow, once divided fronds. Segments of sterile fronds wedge- to fan-shaped to 1 cm wide, veins radiating, outer margin scalloped; fertile segments fan-shaped, curved down, outer margin frilled. Stems shiny red-brown to blackish.
• FlowersNon-flowering. Spore case in a narrow band along the outer margin within a pair of frilled parallel membranous coverings.
• Bird attractingNo
• Butterfly attractingNo
• Frog habitatNo
• Growing conditionsMoist, poorly drained soils in open forests, woodlands and scrub in lowlands and foothills. Full sun, semi shade.
• Garden useGrow in ferneries and rock gardens where the soil remains moist but there is adequate light. Plant as drifts under trees. Can be difficult to establish.
• Commercially availableNo information available
• Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions

Photo Gallery

Photographer/s: 1 Healesville Sanctuary ©; 2 Marilyn Bull ©; 3 Yarra Ranges Council photo library

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Plant Communities

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27 Red Stringybark Grassy Dry Forest - Dandenongs (EVC 22)	22 Silver-leaf Stringybark Heathy Woodland (EVC 48)
15 Scented Paperbark Riparian Thicket - Middle & Upper Yarra (EVC 59)	19 Long-leaf Box Herb-rich Foothill Forest (EVC 23)
20 Messmate Lowland Forest (EVC 16)	18 Messmate Shrubby Foothill Forest - Dandenongs (EVC 45)
16 Messmate Shrubby Foothill Forest Central Highlands/UpperYarra (EVC 45)	21 Broad-leaf Peppermint Heathy Dry Forest (EVC 20)
29 Green Scentbark Herb-rich Foothill Forest (EVC 23)	36 Scented Paperbark Riparian Thicket – Central Highlands (EVC 59)