Pelazoneuron kunthii | |
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Conservation status
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Secure (NatureServe)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Polypodiales |
Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
Family: | Thelypteridaceae |
Genus: | Pelazoneuron |
Species: | P. kunthii
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Binomial name | |
Pelazoneuron kunthii (Desv.) A.R.Sm. & S.E.Fawc.[2]
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Pelazoneuron kunthii, synonyms Christella normalis and Thelypteris kunthii, sometimes known as Kunth's maiden fern[3] or southern shield fern, is the most common of the maiden ferns in the southeastern United States south of the fall line. It ranges westward to eastern Texas. It usually grows in moist to dry terrestrial situations, but can also be epipetric. It often grows as a greenhouse escape in areas north of its usual range.
CFLW
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).