This native groundcover is commonly known as scrambling coral fern.
Pteris platyzomopsis is described as a "fern" in the Pteridaceae 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.
Numerous records to the north, south and west of the Fraser Coast region. Previously known as Platyzoma microphyllum (Queensland Flora Census 2020).
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 Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
Reported at 1 Fraser Coast locality: K'gari.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
AVH
