Scientific Name: Histiopteris incisa

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  • Pronunciation:
    his-tee-OPT-er-iss in-SISE-ah
  • Common Name:
    Bat's-wing Fern, Downy Water Fern
  • Type:
    Fern
  • Family:
    DENNSTAEDTIACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Ferns do not have flowers or fruit but produce spores on the backs of their leaves throughout the year.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Rainforest, Wet Eucalypt Forest, Wallum Woodland
  • Species List:
    Fraser Island, Girraween, Batianoff 87, Upper Yandina Creek, Leslie Drive Roundabout, NNS Fern Track Marcus Dunes
Identification Notes

Veins anastomosing, long hairy creeping rhyzome, sori marginal

Landscaping Notes

Moisture, shade, part shade,