Textual information, both general and taxonomic , and links to Internet pteridophyte resources are provided through the Center for plant Biodiversity Research ' Fern Pages '. Information is shared with other Australian herbaria through the activities of the Virtual Australian Herbarium and the development of common data standards with the intention of building a larged combined and collaboratively managed information base. An aim of this project is to integrate research, data management and curation activities of the Australian National Herbarium .
Volunteers assist in filling in gaps in our knowledge of the local flora .
The long-term goal is to provide a comprehensive and integrated resource of pteridophyte data, information and tools for scientists, students, decision makers and the general public. Previous work on the aquatic pteridphytes of Papuasia and ethnobotanical uses of pteridophytes is available. For more information, see the Fern Pages .