Lindsaeaceae >
Indusium opening outwards towards the margin, attached at the base (Fig. 16). Pinnules cuneate, flabellate or dimidiate. Lindsaeaceae
Stipe and rhachis dark purplish or red-brown or black. Primary pinnae flabellate (Fig. 16). Widespread. Open forests, heath or scrub (often Leptospermum). Sandy soil, near swamps or amongst grass in damp situations. Screw Fern Lindsaea linearis