Pelazoneuron ovatum

Pelazoneuron ovatum, synonym Thelypteris ovata, the ovate marsh fern or ovate maiden fern, is a species of fern in the Thelypteridaceae family. Native to the southeastern United States, this fern can be found in riverbanks and moist canyons.[2][3][4] In Georgia it can be found in the Coastal Plain.[5]

Pelazoneuron ovatum
Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Thelypteridaceae
Genus: Pelazoneuron
Species:
P. ovatum
Binomial name
Pelazoneuron ovatum
(R.P.St.John) A.R.Sm. & S.E.Fawc.

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:

  • Pelazoneuron ovatum var. lindheimeri,[6] native to Texas
  • Pelazoneuron ovatum var. ovatum [7]

References
  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 - Thelypteris ovata Ovate Marsh Fern". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  2. https://www.backyardnature.net/n/x/maidfern.htm
  3. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.147047/Thelypteris_ovata_var_lindheimeri
  4. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155680/Thelypteris_ovata_var_ovata
  5. Wade, Gary; Nash, Elaine; McDowell, Ed; Beckham, Brenda; Crisafulli, Sharyls, Native Plants for Georgia Part II: Ferns, Wikidata Q99904790: 41 
  6. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  7. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Thelypteris ovata var. ovata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 May 2023.


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