Bowenia serrulata

(W.Bull) Chamb. (1912)

Common names

Byfield fern.

Taxonomic notes

No data as of 2026-01-14.

Description

No data as of 2026-01-14.

Distribution and Ecology

Australia, the Byfield area in central-eastern Queensland. Sheltered, moist areas in open forest, sometimes in moderately dry sites (Jones 1993).

Remarkable Specimens

No data as of 2026-01-14.

Ethnobotany

No data as of 2026-01-14.

Observations

Chamberlain (1912) found it "so abundant in the Maryvale and Byfield region near Rockhampton that it forms a dense, but easily penetrated underbrush in the prevailing Eucalyptus bush."

Remarks

No data as of 2026-01-14.

Citations

Chamberlain, C. J. 1912. Two species of Bowenia. The Botanical Gazette 54:419-423. Available: Biodiversity Heritage Library, accessed 2012.11.25.

See also

Lucas, G. and Synge, H. (comps.) (1978). Bowenia serrulata (Bull) Chamberlain. P.51-52 in: "The IUCN Plant Red Data Book". Morges, Switzerland: IUCN.