Found in moist soil. leaves are twisted stalks that are long and narrow with smooth texture. Also, it's attached to the stem by a short petiole. Leaves are alternately along the stem.
The plant is a clubmoss because of needle-like green leaves and the spores are at the base of the plant.
This plant species is Royal Fern due to its double compound leaves and the spores on the tip of the leaf. It is also a very tall plant species.
Photos not geotagged. Location somewhere along the Bluff Knoll trail.
Darwinia along Boydell Road just off the Coogardie-Esperance Hwy north of Gibson, Western Australia. September 2021.