Native plant · THELYPTERIDACEAE
Thelypteris hispidula var. versicolor
HAIRY MAIDEN FERN; Variable maiden fern
Also known as: Christella hispidula
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Thelypteris hispidula var. versicolor. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Thelypteris hispidula var. versicolor
- Family
- THELYPTERIDACEAE
- Genus
- Thelypteris
- Order
- POLYPODIALES
- Classification
- Pteridophytes
- Recorded status
- Native; FACU- (NWPL); FACW (DEP)
- Recorded synonyms
- Christella hispidula
- Florida range
- Central Florida · Panhandle · North Florida · South Florida
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Polk; Leon; Citrus; Orange; Marion; Hernando; Clay; Sumter; Hillsborough; Volusia; Collier; Calhoun; Flagler; Broward; Palm Beach; Lake
Where documented in Florida
Polk; Leon; Citrus; Orange; Marion; Hernando; Clay; Sumter; Hillsborough; Volusia; Collier; Calhoun; Flagler; Broward; Palm Beach; Lake
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Thelypteris
- Thelypteris augescens — ABRUPT-TIP MAIDEN FERN; Abrupt-tipped maiden fern
- Thelypteris grandis — STATELY MAIDEN FERN; COLLIER COUNTY MAIDEN FERN
- Thelypteris guadalupensis — GUADALOUPE MAIDEN FERN
- Thelypteris interrupta — HOTTENTOT FERN; WILLDENOW'S FERN; Swamp Shield-fern
- Thelypteris kunthii — WIDESPREAD MAIDEN FERN; SOUTHERN SHIELD FERN
- Thelypteris ovata — OVATE MARSH FERN; ovate maiden fern
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.