Pelazoneuron kunthii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
| Family: | Thelypteridaceae |
| Genus: | Pelazoneuron |
| Species: | P. kunthii
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| Pelazoneuron kunthii (Desv.) A.R.Sm. & S.E.Fawc.[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.
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 - Thelypteris kunthii Widespread Maidenfern". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ a b Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (January 2020). "Christella normalis". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8.20. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Thelypteris kunthii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
Lellinger, David B. A Field Manual of the Ferns & Fern-Allies of the United States & Canada. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. 1985.
External links
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- Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2019. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.
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