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Pelazoneuron ovatum
Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)
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.

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. In Georgia it can be found in the Coastal Plain.

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:

• Pelazoneuron ovatum var. lindheimeri, native to Texas
• Pelazoneuron ovatum var. ovatum

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
6. NRCS. "Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
7. NRCS. "Thelypteris ovata var. ovata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 May 2023.

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