P. eleagnifolia has thick, fleshy rounded leaves, and grows both on the ground and as an epiphyte.

The fronds are thick and leathery, smooth and rounded, with blunt ends.

They are dark green above and abundantly covered with light-brown irregularly-branched hairs underneath.

[2] It is a very adaptable and durable species, able to tolerate dry conditions, and grows either as an epiphyte on trees (native or introduced) or rocks, from the coast to the mountains.

[1] Larvae from several moth species have been observed feeding on the leaves and sori of P. eleagnifolia.