This native groundcover is commonly known as parsley fern.
Sceptridium australe is described as a "fern" in the Ophioglossaceae 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.
Very uncommon in the Fraser Coast region. Reported at Talegalla Weir. https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/107753295. Outside of Queensland known as Botrychium australe.
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: Talegalla Weir.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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