familyThelypteridaceae
genusThelypteris
subgenusThelypteris subg. Cyclosorus
speciesThelypteris hispidula

Thelypteris hispidula

(Decaisne) C. F. Reed

Phytologia 17: 283. 1968.

Alan R. Smith
Common names: Hairy maiden fern
Basionym: Aspidium hispidulum Decaisne Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 346. 1834
Synonyms: Christella hispidula (Fée) Holttum Cyclosorus quadrangularis (Fée) Tardieu-Blot Dryopteris hispidula (Decaisne) Kuntze Dryopteris quadrangularis (Fée) Alston Thelypteris quadrangularis (Fée) Schelpe
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2.

Distribution

Ala., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., S.C., Tex., tropical and subtropical, North America, Mexico, West Indies in the Antilles, Central America, South America, Asia, Africa

Discussion

Varieties 4 (1 in the flora).

This species and the next are included in Christella subg. Christella by R. E. Holttum (1982).

The relationship between Old World and New World varieties is unstudied.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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Antheridium architecture
3-celled +
Apex architecture
pinnalike +
Apex size
reduced +
Author
Alan R. Smith +
Authority
(Decaisne) C. F. Reed +
Basionyms
Aspidium hispidulum +
Blade architecture or shape
2-pinnate +
Blade shape
pinnate-pinnatifid +
Bud presence
absent +
Common name
Hairy maiden fern +
Costa architecture
grooved +
Distribution
Ala. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +, Miss. +, S.C. +, Tex. +, tropical and subtropical +, North America +, Mexico +, West Indies in the Antilles +, Central America +, South America +, Asia +  and Africa +
Gametophyte coloration
green +
Gametophyte pubescence
glandular +  and hairy +
Gametophyte shape
cordate +
Groove architecture
not continuous +
Hair architecture
branched +  and simple +
Hair architecture or shape
needlelike +
Hair arrangement or shape
stellate +
Hair coloration
transparent +
Hair indument variability
various +
Hair quantity
lacking +
Hair shape
hooked +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Indusium duration
ephemeral +  and persistent +
Indusium presence
absent +
Indusium shape
round-reniform +
Indusium size
small +  and large +
Leaf architecture
monomorphic +
Leaf duration
evergreen +
Leaf growth form
dimorphic +
Number of lower taxa
1 +
Perispore architecture
reticulate +  and echinate +
Perispore prominence
prominent +
Perispore shape
crested +
Pinna architecture
short-stalked +  and sessile +
Pinna shape
Entire (Deeply pinnatifid) +
Proximal pinna length
shortened +
Proximal pinna size
not +  and reduced +
Publication title
Phytologia +
Publication year
1968 +
Rachis architecture
grooved +
Reference
None +
Sorus position
Commonly medial (Supramedial) +
Sorus shape
elongate +, oblong +  and round +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V2/V2 601.xml +
Sporangial capsule pubescence
hairy +  and glabrous +
Spore architecture
monolete +
Spore arrangement
bilateral +
Stem architecture or pubescence
scaly +
Stem diam
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Stem growth form or orientation
short-creeping +
Stem orientation
long-creeping;ascending +
Synonyms
Christella hispidula +, Cyclosorus quadrangularis +, Dryopteris hispidula +, Dryopteris quadrangularis +  and Thelypteris quadrangularis +
Taxon family
Thelypteridaceae +
Taxon name
Thelypteris hispidula +
Taxon parent
Thelypteris subg. Cyclosorus +
Taxon rank
species +
Vascular-bundle quantity
2 +
Vascular-bundle shape
crescent--shaped +
Vein architecture
simple +  and anastomosing +
Vein fusion
free +
Veinlet fusion
free +
Volume
Volume 2 +
Whole-organism length or size
long +
Whole-organism prominence
distinguished +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism growth form or habitat
on rock +  and terrestrial +
X chromosome quantity
36 +