Trunk to 5 m or more tall and 15 cm wide with frond bases persistent. Frond to 3 m long, divided 3 times, dark green. Stalk bases prickly, dark coloured, scales pale and narrow. Ultimate segments entire or with rounded teeth. Sori without an indusium.

Will tolerate cool conditions.

Qld, NSW, Vic.

Prickly frond stalks.

Source: Spencer, R. (1995). Cyatheaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 1, Ferns, conifers & their allies. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.