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Christella hispidula (Decaisne) Holttum. Hairy Maiden Fern. Phen: May-Oct. Hab: Hammocks, limesinks, moist forests, streamsides, on soil in disturbed areas, and on mortar / masonry. Dist: 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 sometimes separated into varieties (see synonymy). Our variety would be var. versicolor, but that combination has not been made in the genus Christella. Other varieties occur in the West Indies, in tropical New and Old World.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fawcett & Smith (2021), Smith & Kessler (2017); = Cristella quadrangularis (Fée) Holttum – K4; = Cyclosorus hispidulus (Decne.) Ching – K3; = 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, K1, TxFerns, WH3; > Thelypteris quadrangularis (Fée) Schelpe var. versicolor (R.P.St.John) A.R.Sm.; > Thelypteris versicolor R.P.St.John – Sf

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

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