Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
PTERIDOPHYTA
Class
PTERIDOPSIDA
Family
GLEICHENIACEAE
Genus
Gleichenia
Species
dicarpa
Has fauna
False
Mapping

Common Name
Pouched Coral Fern
Alternate name
Tangle Fern
Is historical
False
QLD
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
False
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Uncommon
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Scattered in freshwater soaks in variety of soils
Known location
Daves Ck (Lamington), Springbrook
Other locality
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
False
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Specific ecology
Habitat
Freshwater Swamp
Habitat comment
Threats
Management
Community type
Heath
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
Breeding season
Active period
Active season
Social group
Behaviour
Range
Biology
Growth form
Fern
Description
Taxonomy Comments
Species comments
Citations
Queensland Herbarium August 1999