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Coral Fern

Ferns and Fern Allies

Gleichenia microphylla, commonly called coral fern, is a small fern native to Australia and New Zealand.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Scientific Name
Gleichenia microphylla 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Polypodiopsida, Taxa
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Gleichenia microphylla

In Biome

Wetlands, Biomes
Source Gleichenia microphylla (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Cambodia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Coral FernDistributions
Quote, Distributions
"locality": "Cambodia", "source": "The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)"
New Caledonia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Coral FernDistributions
Quote, Distributions
"locality": "New Caledonia", "source": "The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)"
Philippines

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Coral FernDistributions
Quote, Distributions
"locality": "Philippines", "source": "The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)"
Thailand

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Coral FernDistributions
Quote, Distributions
"locality": "Thailand", "source": "The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)"
Vietnam

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Coral FernDistributions
Quote, Distributions
"locality": "Vietnam", "source": "The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)"
Sources
1. Gleichenia microphylla (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    Gleichenia microphylla is a small fern growing in Australia and New Zealand.
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Gleichenia microphylla is a small fern growing in Australia and New Zealand.
  • In Biome: Wetlands, Habitat
    A common plant, often seen growing under waterfalls, in swamps, under cliffs and in tall open forest.
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2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Gleichenia microphylla
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyTaxon record
Quote, Taxon record
"canonicalName": "Gleichenia microphylla"
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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