Christella dentata  

Christella dentata (Forssk.) Brownsey & Jermy.

Christella dentata is a small perennial fern, ranging from 0.25-0.8m high, with a widespread global distribution (Spooner,1997). It is widespread throughout Australia, however in Western Australia the species is confined to the far north of WA in the Kimberly region and is native to Australia (Spooner,1997).  Some common names include; soft fern, Christella, Helecho and Downy Maiden (CABI,2013) (New Zealand Plant Conservation Network, 2013).