Biology:Thelypteris ovata

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Short description: Species of fern

Thelypteris ovata
Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri.jpg
Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri

Apparently Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
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

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]

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:

  • Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri,[6] native to Texas
  • Thelypteris ovata var. ovata [7]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15321431 entry