This native groundcover is commonly known as fishbone fern.
Nephrolepis cordifolia is described as a "fern" in the Nephrolepidaceae 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.
K'gari (Fraser Island) report https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/7229808
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 7 Fraser Coast localities: Bauple, Craignish, K'gari, Point Vernon, St Mary, Toogoom, Urangan.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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