Kingdom Plantae Order Gleicheniales Genus Gleichenia | Division Pteridophyta Family Gleicheniaceae Rank Species | |
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Class Polypodiopsida /
 Pteridopsida (disputed) Similar Gleichenia dicarpa, Loxogramme dictyopteris, Hymenophyllum rarum, Leptolepia novae‑zealandiae, Sticherus cunninghamii | ||
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.
The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810.
References
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