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.https://www.backyardnature.net/n/x/maidfern.htmhttps://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.147047/Thelypteris_ovata_var_lindheimerihttps://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155680/Thelypteris_ovata_var_ovata 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
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