This native groundcover is commonly known as lobed basket fern.
Drynaria sparsisora is described as a "fern" in the Polypodiaceae family.
Flagged as a potential locally significant species in the Fraser Coast Region. In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Listed as a special least concern species in Queensland (https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/plants/protected-plants/harvesting). Fraser Coast region is the recorded southern distribution limit.
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 3 Fraser Coast localities: Booral, Malarga, River Heads.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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