Gleichenia alpina
| Gleichenia alpina | |
|---|---|
| Gleichenia alpina in Walls of Jerusalem National Park, Tasmania | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Gleicheniales |
| Family: | Gleicheniaceae |
| Genus: | Gleichenia |
| Species: | G. alpina |
| Binomial name | |
| Gleichenia alpina R.Br. | |
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Gleichenia alpina, commonly known as alpine coral-fern, is a small fern species that occurs in Tasmania and New Zealand. It grows in alpine and subalpine areas with moist soils and is a part of the Gleichrniaceae family.
The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810.
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