This native groundcover is commonly known as forked comb fern.
Schizaea bifida is described as a "fern" in the Schizaeaceae 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).
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 Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
Reported at 14 Fraser Coast localities: Beelbi Creek, Boonooroo Plains, Booral, Burrum Heads, K'gari, Poona, Prawle, St Mary, Talegalla Weir, Tinnanbar, Tuan Forest, Walliebum, Walligan, Wondunna.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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