Gleichenia squamulosa

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Gleichenia squamulosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Gleicheniales
Family: Gleicheniaceae
Genus: Gleichenia
Species:
G. squamulosa
Binomial name
Gleichenia squamulosa
Moore

Gleichenia squamulosa known locally as yerba loza, palmita and huadahue, is a fern endemic to Chile with a natural distribution ranging from Maule Region (~35° S) in the north to Aysén Region (~47° S) in the south including the Juan Fernández Islands. It is found from sea level up to 1500 m.a.s.l. and occurs in humid areas that are not too shady.

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