Gleichenia microphylla
| Gleichenia microphylla | |
|---|---|
| G. microphylla at Elvina Bay, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Gleicheniales |
| Family: | Gleicheniaceae |
| Genus: | Gleichenia |
| Species: | G. microphylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Gleichenia microphylla | |
| Synonyms | |
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Platyzoma microphyllum R.Br. | |
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. It can form large colonies.
In 1810 it appeared in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, authored by Robert Brown.