Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Christella hispidula
Helecho, Hairy Maiden Fern
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Class
Pteridopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Thelypteridaceae
Genus
Christella
Species
hispidula
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Thelypteris hispidula (Decne.) C.F. Reed (Fawcett, 2021).
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Fawcett, S. Smith, A.R. (2021) A Generic Classification of the Thelypteridaceae Fawcett, S. & Smith, A.R. (2021). A Generic Classification of the Thelypteridaceae. Sida, Bot. Misc. 59. BRIT Press, Fort Worth Botanic Garden | Botanical Research Institute of Texas, U.S.A.
- Fawcett, S. Smith, A.R., Sundue, M., Burleigh, J., Sessa, E., Kuo, L., Chen, C., Testo, W., Kessler,M., GoFlag Consortium & Barrington, D. (2021) A Global Phylogenomic Study of the Thelypteridaceae Fawcett, S., Smith, A.R., Sundue, M., Burleigh, J., Sessa, E., Kuo, L., Chen, C., Testo, W., Kessler,M., GoFlag Consortium & Barrington, D. (2021). A Global Phylogenomic Study of the Thelypteridaceae. Systematic Botany, 46(4), 891–915.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
- Wiggins, I.L. Porter, D.M. (1971) Flora of the Galapagos Islands Standford University Press, Stanford.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Christella hispidula", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20434. Accessed 1 November 2026.