Citation: R. Br., Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl. 151 (1810).

Synonymy: Woodwardia caudata Cav., Descr. Plant. 264 (1801).

Common name: Rasp-fern, small rasp-fern.

Description:
Rhizome short, erect, covered with brown scales; fronds pinnate, dimorphic, the sterile ones spreading, the fertile ones erect; sterile pinnae oblong, obtuse, margins minutely toothed; the pinnae in the lower half of the frond often with 1 or 2 pairs of lobes, the lobes often cut to near the midrib, rounded; stipe and rhachis clad with stramineous hairs; pinnae of fertile fronds distinctly narrower, coarsely toothed; sori small, oblong, slightly curved, one row on either side of the costa.

	Doodia caudata
Image source: fig. 37 in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).

Distribution:  In S. Aust. known only from the Gammon Ranges in the northern FR region where it grows amongst rocks in a deep gorge.   N.T.; Qld; N.S.W.; Vic.   New Zealand; New Caledonia; Norfolk Island. Conservation status: native Flowering time: No flowering time is available

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

Biology: No text

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