Christella hispidula (Decaisne) Holttum var. 1 [=versicolor] . Common name: Hairy Maiden Fern. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Hammocks, limesinks, moist forests, streamsides, on soil in disturbed areas, and on mortar / masonry. Distribution: Se. NC (Brunswick County) and e. SC south to s. FL, west to e. TX. The boundary of native vs. adventive distribution is unclear.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: The species is usually separated into varieties (see synonymy), as we do here. Our variety is [Thelypteris hispidula] var. versicolor, but that combination has not been made in the genus Christella. If divided into varieties, var. versicolor is a Southeastern United States endemic, while other varieties occur in the West Indies, in tropical New and Old World.

Synonymy ⓘ: Aspidium hispidulum Decne.; = n/a — RAB; = Thelypteris ×versicolor R.P.St.John — Tx; = Thelypteris hispidula (Decne.) C.F.Reed var. versicolor (R.P.St.John) Lellinger — ETx1, Fl1, FNA2, POWO, TxFerns, WH3; = Thelypteris quadrangularis (Fée) Schelpe var. versicolor (R.P.St.John) A.R.Sm.; = Thelypteris versicolor R.P.St.John — Sf; < Christella hispidula (Decne.) Holttum — Fawcett & Smith (2021), Smith & Kessler (2017); < Christella quadrangularis (Fée) Holttum — K4; < Cyclosorus hispidulus (Decne.) Ching; > Thelypteris hispidula (Decne.) C.F.Reed var. versicolor (R.P.St.John) Lellinger — NS. Basionym: Thelypteris versicolor R.P.St.John 1938

Links to other floras: = Thelypteris hispidula var. versicolor - FNA2

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
• Great Plains: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 2