This native vine or climber
is commonly known as
snake fern.
Lygodium microphyllum
is described as a "fern"
in the
Lygodiaceae
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.
Regarded as a wetland species in Queensland WetlandInfo.
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 21 Fraser Coast localities: Toogoom, Duckinwilla, Tiaro, Craignish, Dundowran Beach, Tuan Forest, Teddington, Island Plantation, Poona, Tinnanbar, Magnolia, K'gari, Yengarie, River Heads, Tinana, Bauple Forest, Talegalla Weir, Beaver Rock, Tandora, Granville, Boonooroo Plains.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
