Christella puberula

Christella puberula, synonym Thelypteris puberula,[1] is a species of fern known by the common name showy maiden fern.[2] The variety Ch. puberula var. sonorensis is known by the common name Sonoran maiden fern.[3]

Christella puberula
Christella puberula var. sonorensis

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Thelypteridaceae
Genus: Christella
Species:
C. puberula
Binomial name
Christella puberula
Á.Löve & D.Löve[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Aspidium orizabae Fée
  • Aspidium puberulum (Baker) Fée
  • Dryopteris augescens var. puberula (Baker) C.Chr.
  • Dryopteris feei C.Chr.
  • Dryopteris orizabae (Fée) C.Chr.
  • Dryopteris puberula (Baker) Kuntze
  • Filix-mas augescens var. puberula (Baker) Farw.
  • Lastrea orizabae (Fée) Moore
  • Nephrodium puberulum Baker
  • Thelypteris augescens var. puberula (Baker) Munz & I.M.Johnst.
  • Thelypteris feei (C.Chr.) Moxley
  • Thelypteris orizabae (Fée) Christenh.
  • Thelypteris puberula (Baker) Morton

It is native to southwestern North America and Central America, from the foothills and deserts of California and Arizona south through Mexico to Costa Rica.[3] It grows in canyons, streambanks, and seeps in several types of habitat. It is found at 50–550 metres (160–1,800 ft) in elevation.[3]

Description

Christella puberula produces a number of regularly shaped, equally spaced green leaves with numerous long, flat, lance-shaped leaflets. One leaf may exceed 1.5 meters in length, and the thick leaflets may be over 20 centimeters long. The undersides of the leaflets are hairy, especially on the indusia covering the spore-bearing sori.

References
  1. Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (January 2020). "Christella puberula". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8.20. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  2. "Thelypteris puberula". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  3. Jepson. Accessed 12.1.2011

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