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. In Georgia it can be found in the Coastal Plain.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Ovate maiden fern being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pelazoneuron puberulum
- Pelazoneuron kunthii
- Pelazoneuron augescens
- Christella dentata
- Amblovenatum opulentum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Polypodiales
- Family
- Thelypteridaceae
- Genus
- Pelazoneuron
- Species
- Pelazoneuron ovatum
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