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Gleichenia alpina (Gleicheniaceae) |
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| Gleichenia
alpina (alpine coral fern) is a common native groundfern that
grows in boggy alpine and subalpine vegetation. It has the typical
Gleichenia foliage, which is repeatedly dichotomously divided
before ending in pinnate laminas. The distinctive feature is deep
pouches densely covered with hairs on the underside of the pinnules. |
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