Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
PTERIDOPHYTA
Class
FILICATAE
Family
ADIANTACEAE
Genus
Pityrogramma
Species
calomelanos var. austroamericana
Fauna
False
Mapping

Common name
Golden Fern
Alternate name
Historical
False
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QLD
Naturalised
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
False
Introduced
True
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Uncommon
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Scattered in open disturbed sites in variety of soil types
Known location
Numimbah Valley, Tamborine Mt, Sth Stradbroke Is.
Other locality
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
False
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
False
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Specific ecology
Habitat
Habitat comment
Threats
Management
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
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Active period
Active season
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Biology
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Description
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