Thelypteris ovata var. ovata

R. P. St. John
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2.

Scales usually absent on costae abaxially; blade tissue glabrous adaxially. 2n = 72.


Habitat: Hammocks and limestone sinks, occasionally on rocks
Elevation: 0–50 m

Distribution

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Ala., Fla., Ga., S.C., West Indies in the Bahamas.

Discussion

This variety occasionally hybridizes with Thelypteris augescens and T. kunthii in Florida.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Alan R. Smith +
R. P. St. John +
Undefined subg. Cyclosorus +
Ala. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, S.C. +  and West Indies in the Bahamas. +
0–50 m +
Hammocks and limestone sinks, occasionally on rocks +
in Small, Ferns S. E. States +
Christella ovata +  and Dryopteris ovata +
Thelypteris ovata var. ovata +
Thelypteris ovata +
variety +