Gleichenia microphylla

Gleichenia microphylla
G. microphylla at Elvina Bay, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Gleicheniales
Family: Gleicheniaceae
Genus: Gleichenia
Species:
G. microphylla
Binomial name
Gleichenia microphylla
Synonyms

Platyzoma microphyllum R.Br.
Pteris platyzomopsis Christenh. & H.Schneid.[1] G. semivestita Labill.[2]

Gleichenia microphylla is a small fern growing in Australia and New Zealand.

Some of the other common names include: scrambling coral fern, umbrella fern, parasol fern, carrier tangle, matua-rarauhe, matuku, tapuwae kotuku, waewae kaka, waewae kotuku and waewae matuku.

A common plant, often seen growing under waterfalls, in swamps, under cliffs and in tall open forest. It prefers high humidity and good levels of sunshine and moisture.[3] It can form large colonies.

In 1810 it appeared in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, authored by Robert Brown.

  1. ^ Christenhusz, M.J.M. & H. Schneider (2011) "Corrections to Phytotaxa 19: Linear sequence of lycophytes and ferns"; Phytotaxa 28: 51. 2011 [14 Sep 2011].
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NZFLORA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Gleichenia microphylla". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2010-07-09.