Characteristics
Pteridophytes
Thelypteris dentata (Forssk.)E.P.St.John
DOWNY MAIDEN FERN; DOWNY SHIELD FERN
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Recent taxonomies place this species in the genus Christella (Almeida et al. 2016; PPG 2016; Fawcett & Smith 2021).
Not Native
FACW (NWPL)
FISC(II)
FACW (DEP)
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Classification
POLYPODIALES
Thelypteris dentata (Forssk.)E.P.St.John - DOWNY MAIDEN FERN; DOWNY SHIELD FERN
Citation
THELYPTERIS DENTATA (Forsskål) E. P. St. John, Amer. Fern J. 26: 44. 1936.
Polypodium dentatum Forsskål 1775.
YEMEN: Without data, Forsskål s.n. (holotype: C).
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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Specimens and Distribution
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