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9a. Thelypteris ovata var. ovata R. P. St. John

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

Hammocks and limestone sinks, occasionally on rocks; 0--50 m; Ala., Fla., Ga., S.C.; West Indies in the Bahamas.

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


1 (1) Scales usually absent on costae abaxially; blade tissue glabrous adaxially; petiole base and stem scales brownish. 9a. Thelypteris ovata var. ovata   (1)
+ Scales few, very narrow, on costae abaxially; blade tissue minutely pubescent or glabrous adaxially; petiole base and stem scales tan. 9b. Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri   (1)


 

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