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Cressler, Alan

Pelazoneuron ovatum var. lindheimeri

Pelazoneuron ovatum (R.P.St.John) A.R.Sm. & S.E.Fawc. var. lindheimeri (C. Chr.) A.R. Sm.

Lindheimer's Marsh Fern, Lindheimer's Maiden Fern, San Saba Fern

Thelypteridaceae (Marsh Fern Family)

Synonym(s): Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri

USDA Symbol: PEOVL

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

Formerly Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri which is now in synonomy.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Fern
Leaf: "Scales few, very narrow, on the lower surface of the costae; leaf blade surface minutely pubescent (or glabrous on the upper surface); scales of petiole bases and rhizomes tan." (Webref: 178)

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Not Applicable
Bloom Notes: Non-flowering, sporulating plant.

Distribution

USA: TX
Native Distribution: Central Texas into east and west Texas, Mexico, West Indies (Jamaica), and Central America (Belize, Guatemala). (Webref: 38, 178).
Native Habitat: Found in low moist forests, along wet bluffs, canyon ledges, riverbanks, and moist limestone outcrops. (Webref: 28, 38, 178).

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACW					FACW

This information is derived from: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2023). 2022 National Wetland Plant List, version 3.6. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. https://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/. Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 178 - Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025) North Carolina Botanical Garden; Chapel Hill, NC.
Webref 28 - NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life (2018) NatureServe

Additional resources

USDA: Find Pelazoneuron ovatum var. lindheimeri in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Pelazoneuron ovatum var. lindheimeri in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Pelazoneuron ovatum var. lindheimeri

Metadata

Record Modified: 0000-00-00
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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