Pelazoneuron ovatum

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.^[2][3][4] In Georgia it can be found in the Coastal Plain.^[5]

Pelazoneuron ovatum
Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
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.

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:

• Pelazoneuron ovatum var. lindheimeri,^[6] native to Texas
• Pelazoneuron ovatum var. ovatum ^[7]