Umbrella Fern
Form and Size: An erect fern to 1m high
Distribution: Occurs from Cape York to Victoria
Fronds: Erect and umbrella like, with pinnules at an angle of 45° to the axis. Margins toothed, never lobed
Notes: An attractive fern, often seen in large colonies along creeks and moist gullies,
here photographed at Birthday Creek Falls. Reportedly difficult to propagate.