Gleicheniaceae

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Plantae Tracheophyta Polypodiopsida Gleicheniales Gleicheniaceae
false staghorn fern

false staghorn fern

Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.fil.) Underw.

Dicranopteris linearis is a widely distributed common Old World tropical fern with important ecological roles and human uses.

Comb Forkedfern

Comb Forkedfern

Gleichenella pectinata (Willd.) Ching

Gleichenella pectinata is the only described species in the fern genus Gleichenella of the family Gleicheniaceae.

alpine coral-fern

alpine coral-fern

Gleichenia alpina R.Br.

Gleichenia alpina is a common native ground fern native to alpine Tasmania and New Zealand, growing in wet open boggy habitats.

Pouched Coral Fern

Pouched Coral Fern

Gleichenia dicarpa R.Br.

Gleichenia dicarpa R.Br. is a pouched fern found in Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia that grows in nutrient-poor, humid sunny habitats.

scrambling coral-fern

scrambling coral-fern

Gleichenia microphylla R.Br.

Gleichenia microphylla is a fern widespread in Australia and New Zealand, with unconfirmed extra records from parts of Southeast Asia and Oceania.

Coral Fern

Coral Fern

Gleichenia polypodioides (L.) Sm.

Gleichenia polypodioides, the coral fern, is a rhizomatous perennial fern widespread across parts of Africa and the western Indian Ocean.

Umbrella fern

Umbrella fern

Sticherus cunninghamii (Heward ex Hook.) Ching

Sticherus cunninghamii, the umbrella fern, is an endemic New Zealand fern with distinctive umbrella-shaped fronds.

Shiny fan fern

Shiny fan fern

Sticherus flabellatus (R.Br.) H.St.John

Sticherus flabellatus, the shiny fan fern, is a small attractive fern native to eastern Australia and New Zealand.

drooping forked fern

drooping forked fern

Dicranopteris flexuosa (Schrad.) Underw.

Dicranopteris flexuosa, the drooping forked-fern, is a Neotropical tropical fern that forms thickets and supports forest ecosystem recovery.

Gleichenia rupestris R.Br.

Gleichenia rupestris R.Br.

Gleichenia rupestris R.Br.

Gleichenia rupestris is a common small coral fern found in eastern Australia, growing near rocks in moist, sunny, humid habitats.

Spreading Fan-fern

Spreading Fan-fern

Sticherus lobatus N.A.Wakef.

Sticherus lobatus (spreading fan fern) is a small common fern of eastern and southern Australia that grows in colonies.

Sticherus quadripartitus (Poir.) Ching

Sticherus quadripartitus (Poir.) Ching

Sticherus quadripartitus (Poir.) Ching

Sticherus quadripartitus is a fern native to southern South America and the Juan Fernández Islands.

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