Rhizome 1-2–5 mm diam., initially bearing stiff red-brown spreading hairs and ciliate scales, often glaucous. Frond of 1–3 tiers of branches, 9–200 cm long; lower tiers often branching. Stipes scattered along rhizome, 4–80 cm long, with brown ciliate scales when immature, soon glabrous and often glaucous, smooth; rachis glabrous or with a few scattered scales. Pinnules glabrous above, with minute scattered orange-brown rounded ciliate scales on undersurface; ultimate segments 1.3–3 mm long, 1–2 mm wide, oblong-triangular, obtuse or acute, flat; undersurface white. Sori of 3–4 sporangia.
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