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
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific 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.