Gleicheniaceae
Carrier tangle
Gleichenia microphylla
- Family
- Gleicheniaceae
- Genus
- Gleichenia
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Carrier tangle, Parasol fern
- Māori
- Waewae matuku, Waewae kākā, Waewae kōtuku
- Persian
- سرخس سایبان
Synonyms
- Calymella microphylla C.Presl
- Calymella semivestita (Labill.) Ching
- Gleichenia circinnata var. concolor Domin
- Gleichenia circinnata var. microphylla (R.Br.) Maiden & Betche
- Gleichenia circinnata var. patens (Colenso) Domin
- Gleichenia circinnata var. semivestita (Labill.) T.Moore
- Gleichenia microphylla var. semivestita (Labill.) Alderw.
- Gleichenia patens Colenso
- Gleichenia semivestita Labill.
- Gleicheniastrum lowei Nakai
- Gleicheniastrum microphyllum (R.Br.) C.Presl
- Gleicheniastrum microphyllum var. semivestitum (Labill.) Nakai
- Gleicheniastrum semivestitum (Labill.) C.Presl
- Mertensia microphylla (R.Br.) Kaulf.
- Platyzoma recurvum Desv.
- Pteris recurva (Desv.) Christenh.
Photos
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tommy Forrest, CC0, from iNaturalist 
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Photo: Pierre Cartier, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pierre Cartier, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Chris Ecroyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Archie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.