Common name
Ruddy Ground-fern
Family
Dennstaedtiaceae
Grimwade Sheet No.
107
Original identification
Pteridium aqilinum var. lanuginosum
Distribution (from Flora of Victoria)
Vic. all regions except LMAL, WIM - also WA, SA, Qld, NSW, Tas. (including King Island and Flinders Island).
Forms dense thickets along shady forested streams or in more open wetter areas, frequently in ditches or on embankments beside tracks.