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.[1]
Synonyms
Mertensia alpina (R.Br.) Poir.
Gleichenia dicarpa var. alpina (R.Br.) Hook.f.
Platyzoma alpinum (R.Br.) Desv.
Calymella alpina (R.Br.) C.Presl
Gleichenia alpina, commonly known as alpine coral-fern, is a small fern species that occurs in Tasmania and New Zealand.[2] It grows in alpine and subalpine areas with moist soils and is a part of the Gleichrniaceae family.[3]
The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810.[4]
^"Gleichenia alpina". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
^Gleichenia dicarpa. NZ Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
^"Key to Tasmanian Dicots". www.utas.edu.au. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
^"Gleichenia alpina". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
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