Lepidozia species are common elements in wet forest and rainforest and occupy a variety of substrates. The shoots of Lepidozia spp. often pinnate to bipinnate and dorso-ventrally flattened. The tips of the side branches are in many cases extended or reduced to flagella. The stem leaves are usually asymmetrical or nearly so and are closely spaced on the main stems in most species. The underleaves are usually much smaller, (sometimes almost vestigial) and more symmetrical than the stem leaves.