genus
Christella
Christella
Field notes
Christella is a genus of around 70-80 species of ferns in the subfamily Thelypteridoideae of the family Thelypteridaceae in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). Other sources sink Christella into a very broadly defined genus Thelypteris. The genus was named after Konrad H. Christ, a Swiss botanist. The distribution of these plants is mostly in the tropics and sub tropical areas. An Australian example is C. dentata.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native Christella All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
