Inland Sickle-Fern
Pellaea calidirupium
Family Pteridaceae
Near Threatened — TAS: Near Threatened
About
Pellaea calidirupium, the hot rock fern, is a fern of eastern Australia and New Zealand restricted to rocky areas in relatively arid environments. In Tasmania, where it is considered rare, it is only found on the East Coast, the Midlands, and lower slopes of the Central Plateau on dry rock faces. It is also found in Victoria and Queensland. The species was originally described from New Zealand.
How to spot it
Real occurrence confirmed near Douglas-Apsley National Park (Atlas of Living Australia, 1993) — no separate physical description was available on Wikipedia for this species, see the source link for more.
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Douglas-Apsley National Park — Tasmania hikes