Thelypteris hispidula
Roughhairy Maiden Fern
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Aspleniaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Thelypteris hispidula (commonly known as Roughhairy Maiden Fern) is a fern belonging to the Aspleniaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, the Pacific, and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It is part of the broad Thelypteris genus, encompassing over 1100 species globally. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern Africa, Southern South America, Southwestern Pacific, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Louisiana, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Australia, South Carolina, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Surinam, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zimbabwe
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