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..

Gleichenia cryptocarpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Gleicheniales
Family: Gleicheniaceae
Genus: Gleichenia
Species:
G. cryptocarpa
Binomial name
Gleichenia cryptocarpa
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