This native groundcover
is commonly known as
common rasp fern.
Blechnum parrisiae
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 australis (Doodia media subsp. australis) (Australian Plant Census). 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 but is not
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 7 Fraser Coast localities: Tiaro, Bidwill, Yerra, Glenorchy, Talegalla Weir, Teddington, Magnolia.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
