Schizaea rupestris R.Br. APNI* 
Description: Small, mat-forming plant, mostly 10–15 cm high.
Fronds all simple, erect.
Sterile fronds 5–12 cm long, 1–2.5 mm wide, smooth and glossy. Fertile fronds 8–20 cm long, slightly narrower and less common than the sterile fronds.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows on rocks in wet, shaded places such as caves or near waterfalls, Gosford district south to the Budawang Mtns; also recorded from the Woolgoolga area.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, CT, ST
Other Australian states: W.A.
Text by Peter G. Wilson
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)
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