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alpine coral-fern
Gleichenia alpina
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Pouched Coral FernGleichenia dicarpaStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| New Zealand | 434 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 375 |
| Tasmania | 375 |
| Manawatu-Wanganui Region | 221 |
| Southland Region | 67 |
| Waikato Region | 58 |
| Canterbury Region | 26 |
| West Coast Region | 24 |
| Otago Region | 13 |
| Tasman Region | 11 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Ferns · Polypodiopsida |
| Order | Gleicheniales |
| Family | forked ferns · Gleicheniaceae |
| Genus | tangle ferns · Gleichenia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise alpine coral-fern with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.