This native groundcover is commonly known as ribbon fern.
Ophioderma pendulum is described as a "fern" in the Ophioglossaceae 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 Ophioglossum pendulum (Queensland Flora Census 2020) and Ophioderma pendula (Queensland Flora Census 2024). K'gari (Fraser Island) report https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/119708347
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 1 Fraser Coast locality: K'gari.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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