Thelypteris ovata
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]
| Thelypteris ovata | |
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| Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
| Family: | Thelypteridaceae |
| Genus: | Thelypteris |
| Species: | T. ovata |
| Binomial name | |
| Thelypteris ovata R. St. John, 1938 | |
Subtaxa
The following subspecies are accepted:
- Thelypteris ovata subsp. lindheimeri,[6] native to Texas
- Thelypteris ovata subsp. ovata [7]
References
- "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
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Thelypteris ovata lindheimeri". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Thelypteris ovata ovata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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