''Pelazoneuron ovatum'', synonym ''Thelypteris ovata'', the ovate marsh fern or ovate maiden fern, is a species of fern in the

Thelypteridaceae Thelypteridaceae is a family of about 900 species of ferns in the order Polypodiales. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is placed in the suborder Aspleniineae. Alternatively, the family may be submerged in a ...

family. Native to the southeastern United States, this fern can be found in riverbanks and moist canyons. In

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it can be found in the

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Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted: *''Pelazoneuron ovatum'' var. '' lindheimeri'', native to Texas *''Pelazoneuron ovatum'' var. ''ovatum''

References

Thelypteridaceae Ferns of the United States Plants described in 1938 {{Polypodiales-stub