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Gleicheniaceae

12 species · Plants

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Gleicheniales › Gleicheniaceae

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Dipteridaceae 1 species

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