Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Polypodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Pelazoneuron ovatum var. ovatum
FAMILY
Thelypteridaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Thelypteris ovata var. ovata
FAMILY
Thelypteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Christella ovata var. ovata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Cyclosorus ovatus var. ovatus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Thelypteris ovata var. ovata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 2 (1993)
Thelypteris ovata var. ovata
INCLUDING Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Thelypteris ovata var. harperi
INCLUDING Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Thelypteris ovata var. ovata
COMMON NAME:
Ovate Maiden Fern, ovate marsh fern
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Pelazoneuron ovatum var. ovatum
FAMILY
Thelypteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Thelypteris ovata var. ovata
FAMILY
Thelypteridaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Christella ovata var. ovata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Cyclosorus ovatus var. ovatus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Thelypteris ovata var. ovata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 2
Thelypteris ovata var. ovata
INCLUDING
Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Thelypteris ovata var. harperi
INCLUDING
Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Thelypteris ovata var. ovata
4854
Fern/Fern ally
Perennial
Habitat: On coquina limestone (‘marl’) or in disturbed, calcareous areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
1-pinnate-pinnatifid
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomes long- to short-creeping
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia (Snyder & Bruce, 1986) p144
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p436
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