Sticherus tener

Fronds spaced along rhizome, erect, with spreading fan-shaped lamina, up to four tiers (first and sometimes second branches very short), first branches with oblong pinnae, occasionally lobed; angle between first branches 45–75°. Stipe 12–80 cm long, brown, smooth, shiny, with a few scales near base. Pinnules on ultimate rachis 75–80° to axis, linear to narrowly lanceolate, 8–15(–20) mm long, upper surface bright green, lower surface paler, with silky simple and branched hair-like scales along veins; pinnule base slightly widened; margins entire or rarely shallowly crenate to serrate (particularly towards apex); apex acuminate. Sori with 3–5 yellow sporangia.