Plants 10-20 cm tall. Rhizomes suberect to shortly creeping, with sparse brown lanceolate scales at apices. Fronds clustered; stipes 3-8 cm, Sporangia bearing reddish orange glands on stalks. Spores with short wings.

Cyclosorus parvifolius resembles C. parasiticus and differs only in being much smaller in stature. The spores are not well developed.

● Fujian.