Gleichenia dicarpa | |
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Coral Fern at Roseville Chase, Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Gleicheniales |
Family: | Gleicheniaceae |
Genus: | Gleichenia |
Species: | G. dicarpa
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Binomial name | |
Gleichenia dicarpa | |
Synonyms | |
Gleichenia circinnata Sw. |
Gleichenia dicarpa, commonly known as pouched coral fern or tangle fern, is a small fern of the family Gleicheniaceae found in eastern Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand. It forms tangled thickets in wet places such as swamps and riverbanks.