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Pelazoneuron ovatum (R.P. St. John) A.R. Smith & S.E. Fawcett var. lindheimeri (C. Christensen) A.R. Smith. Common name: Lindheimer's Maiden Fern, San Saba Fern. Phenology: May-Nov. Habitat: Low moist forests, moist limestone outcrops. Distribution: C. TX and barely e. TX west to w. TX, south through Mexico and Central America to South America; West Indies (Jamaica).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fawcett & Smith (2021); = Christella ovata (R.P. St. John) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. lindheimeri — K4; = Cyclosorus ovatus (R.P.St.John) Mazumdar & Mukhopadyay var. lindheimeri (C.Chr.) Kartesz; = Thelypteris lindheimeri (C. Christensen) Wherry — POWO; = Thelypteris ovata R.P.St.John var. lindheimeri (C.Chr.) A.R.Sm. — ETx1, FNA2, Meso1, NS, TxFerns; < Thelypteris ovata R.P.St.John — Mex. Basionym: Dryopteris normalis C.Chr. var. lindheimeri C.Chr. 1913

Links to other floras: = Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri - FNA2

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 2

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image of plant© Bruce Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Pelazoneuron ovatum var. lindheimeri, Sabinal Canyon, Lost Maples State Natural Area, Bandera County, Texas 1 by Alan Cressler source
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri, Dolan Creek Valley, Dolan Falls Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Val Verde County, Texas 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce Sorrie
image of plant© Paul Marcum source

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