Rhizome long-creeping, thick, more than 7 mm wide, gradually losing short, pale hairs. Stalk more or less hairy. Blade divided 3-4 times, to 70 cm or so long, papery, variously hairy. Sori small, hairy. Highly variable. Needs shelter and warmth.
Tropics including Australia.
Source: (1995). Dennstaedtiaceae. In: . 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.