General: Deciduous, large, singular fronds to 3-5 m tall, spreading rhizome, with branching below surface, hairy.

Leaves: Triangular blades, 2-3 times pinnate, stout stipes straw coloured to greenish, and longer than blades; 10 or more leaflet pairs, mostly opposite, lowest pair triangular, higher pairs progressively more lance-shaped, ultimate segments round toothed.

Sori: Marginal, continuous, covered by rolled leaf margin, indusium not evident. Ecology: Meadows, roadsides, clearings, burns, dry, to wet forests, acidic soil, from low to subalpine elevations.

Propagation: Not available.

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