This native groundcover
is commonly known as
small rasp fern.
Blechnum spinulosum
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 Blechnum rupestre (Queensland Flora Census 2022). 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 and is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 12 Fraser Coast localities: Duckinwilla, Howard, Bauple Forest, Teddington, Tinana, Poona, Bauple, Talegalla Weir, Magnolia, Tuan Forest, Doongul, Mount Urah.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
