Gleichenia cryptocarpa
Appearance
Gleichenia cryptocarpa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Gleicheniales |
Family: | Gleicheniaceae |
Genus: | Gleichenia |
Species: | G. cryptocarpa
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Binomial name | |
Gleichenia cryptocarpa Hook.
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Gleichenia cryptocarpa known locally as yerba loza, cola de gallo and ampe, is a fern with a natural distribution in Chile ranging from Maule Region (~35° S) in the north to Aysén Region (~47° S) in the south including adjacent areas of Argentina. It grows also naturally in the Falkland Islands. It is found in altitude ranging from 20 to 2240 m.a.s.l..
References
- (in Spanish) Florachilena.cl