NameThatPlant.net: Christella dentata

Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Polypodiales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Christella dentata FAMILY Thelypteridaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Thelypteris dentata FAMILY Thelypteridaceae

COMMON NAME:
Downy Maiden-fern, Soft Fern, Downy Shield-fern

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Christella dentata FAMILY Thelypteridaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Thelypteris dentata FAMILY Thelypteridaceae

4087

Fern/Fern ally
Perennial

Habitat: Moist forests, hammocks, streambanks, swamps, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: tropical & subtropical Asia & Africa

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Evergreen
1-pinnate-pinnatifid (somewhat dimorphic)

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomes short-creeping

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall

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