Thelypteridaceae

Downy maiden fern

Christella dentata (Forssk.) Brownsey & Jermy

Family: Thelypteridaceae
Genus: Christella

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Downy maiden fern: Christella dentata (habit). Location: Maui, Waihee Ridge Trail — Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: كريستيلا المسننة, سرخس حوري
Chinese: 齿牙毛蕨, 越北毛蕨, 黄志毛蕨, 临沧毛蕨, 冕宁毛蕨, 国楣毛蕨, 尖齒鱗毛蕨, 尖齿鳞毛蕨
English: Downy maiden fern
French: Christelle dentée

Synonyms

Aspidium aquapimense Schumach.
Aspidium hilsenbergii Sieb.
Aspidium molle Sw.
Aspidium molle var. anoticum Kunze
Aspidium molle var. decurtatum F.M.Bailey
Aspidium molle var. glabrindusiatum Hieron.
Aspidium molle var. violascens (Link) Mett.
Aspidium natalense Fée
Aspidium nymphale (G.Forst.) Schkuhr
Aspidium violascens Link
Christella dentata var. caespitosa Holttum
Christella dentata var. himalayensis Punetha & Kholia
Christella hilsenbergii (C.Presl) Holttum
Christella kendujharensis S.K.Behera & S.K.Barik
Christella malabariensis (Fée) Holttum
Christella nymphalis (G.Forst.) Pic.Serm.
Christella taprobanica (Panigrahi) Holttum
Cyclosorus angustus Ching
Cyclosorus caespitosus (Holttum) Mazumdar & R.Mukhop.
Cyclosorus dentatus (Forssk.) Ching
Cyclosorus dentatus f. bipinnata Ching
Cyclosorus dentatus var. himalayensis (Punetha & Kholia) Mazumdar & R.Mukhop.
Cyclosorus dentatus var. violascens (Link) Abbiatti
Cyclosorus dicarpus (Fée) Ching
Cyclosorus fengii Ching
Cyclosorus hispidulus Peter
Cyclosorus jiulungshanensis Chiu & Yao ex Ching
Cyclosorus lanpingensis Ching
Cyclosorus lunganensis Ching
Cyclosorus lungmenensis Ching
Cyclosorus lushiensis Ching
Cyclosorus mekongensis Ching
Cyclosorus mianningensis Ching
Cyclosorus mindanaensis (Christ) Ching
Cyclosorus mindanaensis (Christ) Copel.
Cyclosorus mollis (Sw.) Vareschi
Cyclosorus nymphalis (G.Forst.) Ching
Cyclosorus pandus Ching
Cyclosorus paradentatus Ching
Cyclosorus pingshanensis Ching & H.H.Kung

and 47 more.

Photos

Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.