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Fronds1 to irregularly 4-pinnate, herbaceous. Sori in broad linear bands along margin of frond. Rhachis deeply grooved. Pteridaceae
Fronds 1-pinnate or imperfectly bipinnate with some of the lower primary pinnae divided into a few, ribbon-like, sessile segments. Veins free, transverse to the midrib, usually simple or once forked
Fronds imperfectly bipinnate with some of the lower primary pinnae divided into a few ribbon-like sessile segments. Primary pinnae increasing in size towards the base of the frond; the upper and middle primary pinnae sessile, decurrent
Lowest primary pinnae 5–16 cm long. Fronds markedly dimorphic; the sterile fronds shorter and broader; the sterile pinnules oblong or ovate. Plants 20–30 cm high. Coast and adjacent plateaus especially near Sydney. In railway cuttings. Introd. from Qld. Pteris ensiformis