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 | |
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| Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
| Family: | Thelypteridaceae |
| Genus: | Pelazoneuron |
| Species: | P. ovatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Pelazoneuron ovatum (R.P.St.John) A.R.Sm. & S.E.Fawc.
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Subtaxa
editThe following varieties are accepted:
- Pelazoneuron ovatum var. lindheimeri,[6] native to Texas
- Pelazoneuron ovatum var. ovatum [7]
References
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 - Thelypteris ovata Ovate Marsh Fern". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ https://www.backyardnature.net/n/x/maidfern.htm
- ^ https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.147047/Thelypteris_ovata_var_lindheimeri
- ^ https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155680/Thelypteris_ovata_var_ovata
- ^ Wade, Gary; Nash, Elaine; McDowell, Ed; Beckham, Brenda; Crisafulli, Sharyls, Native Plants for Georgia Part II: Ferns, Wikidata Q99904790: 41
- ^ NRCS. "Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ NRCS. "Thelypteris ovata var. ovata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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