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Thelypteris ovata
Also called Ovate marsh fern, Ovate Maiden Fern
Ovate marsh fern is a native fern of the southeastern United States and the Bahamas that grows in moist places such as riverbanks and shaded canyons. It does best kept consistently damp and shaded, which is the key to growing it.
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.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pelazoneuron ovatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
