Histiopteris incisa known as the Bat's Wing Fern is a common plant found in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

, New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 and other islands in the south Pacific region. Usually found in moist areas, where it may form large colonies. Fronds are soft and green. Up to two metres long, opposite on the stem, with deeply lobed segments. The rhizome

Rhizome

In botany and dendrology, a rhizome is a characteristically horizontal stem of a plant that is usually found underground, often sending out roots and shoots from its nodes...

is 2 to 7 mm wide, with brown or reddish scales, around 5 mm long.