Gleichenia cryptocarpa

Gleichenia cryptocarpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida /
Pteridopsida (disputed)
Order: Gleicheniales
Family: Gleicheniaceae
Genus: Gleichenia
Species: G. cryptocarpa
Binomial name
Gleichenia cryptocarpa

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..

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