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Thelypteris palustris

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Thelypteris palustris

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Thelypteridaceae
Genus: Thelypteris
Species:
T. palustris
Binomial name
Thelypteris palustris

Thelypteris palustris, the marsh fern,[2] or eastern marsh fern,[3] is a fern native to eastern North America and across Eurasia. It prefers to grow in marshy situations in full sun. The species epithet palustris is Latin for "of the marsh" and indicates its common habitat.[4] It is the only known host plant for Fagitana littera, the Marsh Fern Moth.[5]

References

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 - Thelypteris palustris Eastern Marsh Fern". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. ^ NRCS. "Thelypteris palustris". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  4. ^ Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 258, at Google Books
  5. ^ Pocketguide to Eastern Wetlands By T. Travis, Shanda Brown p.57, 2014