This native groundcover is commonly known as scrambling coral fern.
Dicranopteris linearis var. linearis is described as a "fern" in the Gleicheniaceae 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.
This is the only variety present in the Fraser Coast region. See Dicranopteris linearis. 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 3 Fraser Coast localities: Tiaro, Tinnanbar, Tuan Forest.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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