Gleicheniaceae
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Gleichenella pectinata
- Family
- Gleicheniaceae
- Genus
- Gleichenella
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Common names
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Synonyms
- Acropterygium pectinatum (Willd.) Nakai
- Acropterygium pectinatum var. sublineare (Christ) Nakai
- Dicranopteris linearis var. lherminieri (Fée) Nakai
- Dicranopteris nitida (C.Presl) Nakai
- Dicranopteris pectinata (Willd.) Underw.
- Gleichenia brasiliana Spreng.
- Gleichenia glaucescens Kunth
- Gleichenia hermannii Hook. & Grev.
- Gleichenia hookeri J.Sm.
- Gleichenia linearis var. depauperata Christ
- Gleichenia nitida C.Presl
- Gleichenia pectinata (Willd.) C.Presl
- Gleichenia pectinata var. sublinearis Christ
- Mertensia brasiliana Desv.
- Mertensia canescens Kaulf.
- Mertensia dichotoma var. lherminieri Fée
- Mertensia elata Desv.
- Mertensia emarginata Raddi
- Mertensia glaucescens Willd.
- Mertensia glaucescens var. cubense Fée
- Mertensia glaucescens var. cubensis Fée
- Mertensia glaucescens var. mexicana Fée
- Mertensia glaucescens var. mexicanum Fée
- Mertensia hermanii Hook. & Grev.
- Mertensia hookeri J.Sm.
- Mertensia nitida C.Presl
- Mertensia pectinata Willd.
Photos
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Photo: Brandon McCracken, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.