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Gleichenia alpina
Also called Alpine Coral Fern, Alpine Tangle Fern
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 Gleicheniaceae family.
The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810.
Gleichenia alpina occurs in subalpine bogs and scrub, and other cold, open habitats. It usually grows in the open, often growing through other vegetation, and rarely extends into forest. It favours wet ground, and is often found with Empodisma.
Dwarf Coral Fern · Pouched Coral Fern · Gleichenia microphylla · Coral Fern · Gleichenia rupestris · Tangle Ferns
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gleichenia alpina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
