This native groundcover is commonly known as freshwater fern.
Cyclosorus interruptus is described as a "fern" in the Thelypteridaceae 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). 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 Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
Reported at 5 Fraser Coast localities: Duckinwilla, Dundowran Beach, Granville, K'gari, Tinana.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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