Botanical name
Schizaea pectinataFamily
SchizaeaceaeCommon Name
Curlygrass FernDescription
Grows in full sun or light shade in fairly moist areas or between rocks. Forms large tufts. Plants at high altitudes slightly smaller. Fairly common but easily overlooked. Stipe ( leaf stalk ) is glabrous - thin and green. Pinnae ( leaflets ) are brown - 5 to 6 mm long. The fertile fronds have a crowded group of comb-like fertile pinnae at apex. The sporangia are in two rows on either side of the rib. pectinata = comb-like.
Habitat
Fairly moist areas