Grammitis nudicarpa is a fern in the family Polypodiaceae. Description The plant is a very small epiphytic fern. It has a short rhizome with dark brown, pointed scales. Its simple fronds combine a short stipe with a narrowly oblanceolate lamina 2–8 cm long and 0.3–0.8 cm wide. Distribution and habitat The fern is endemic to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea; it is confined to the densely shaded summit areas of Mounts Lidgbird and Gower. References nudicarpa Epiphytes Endemic flora of Lord Howe Island Plants described in 1942 Ferns of Australia Taxa named by Edwin Copeland