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 the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 14 Fraser Coast localities: Walligan, Wondunna, Burrum Heads, Prawle, Booral, Beelbi Creek, Poona, Talegalla Weir, Tinnanbar, K'gari, Boonooroo Plains, Walliebum, Tuan Forest, St Mary.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
