Oreogrammitis queenslandica

Polypodiaceae

Oreogrammitis queenslandica (Parris) Parris  

Link to Australian Plant Name Index for publication details and synonyms: https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/215197

Rhizome usually long-creeping. Fronds 1–7 mm apart. Stipe with dark red-brown simple eglandular hairs 0.2–0.6 mm. Lamina (1.3–) 1.8–3.7 (–5.7) cm long, 2–3 (–4) mm wide, coriaceous; hairs dark red-brown, simple, 0.2–1.5 mm long, eglandular, on margins and both surfaces of lamina and midvein; veins not visible in transmitted light, without hydathodes. Sori rounded to broadly elliptic, 1–8 (–12) pairs in distal one-fifth to half of lamina. Sporangia setose; thickened annulus cells 9–13 (–18). Spores (25–) 29–36 (–42) µm diam.

Endemic to NE QLD from the McIlwraith Range to Paluma.

Lithophytic, usually on rocks and boulders near streams in low- to upper- montane rainforest.