This native groundcover
is commonly known as
prickly rasp fern.
Blechnum neohollandicum
is described as a "fern"
in the
Blechnaceae
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.
Previously known as Doodia aspera (Australian Plant Census).
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 18 Fraser Coast localities: Toogoom, Dundowran Beach, Duckinwilla, Bidwill, Magnolia, Teddington, Poona, River Heads, Bauple Forest, Bauple, Tiaro, Talegalla Weir, Tuan Forest, Doongul, St Mary, Howard, Takura, Brooweena.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
