| Botanical name: |
Thelypteris palustris Schott |
| Common
name: |
eastern marsh fern |
| Group: |
fern |
| Family: |
Thelypteridaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
forb/herb |
| Duration: |
perennial |
| Origin: |
native |
| Plant
height: |
18-24" |
| Foliage: |
Spores found on undersides of fronds near the midvein. Stip is smooth and pale green, but black at the base |
| Spores: |
Spores late June to mid October |
| Habitat: |
wet, usually subacid lightly shaded soils of marshes and swamps; low open woods, shaded edges |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
statewide, decreasing in the pines |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution: |
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| Misc.: |
Thelypteris, Greek "thelus" = female; "pteris" = fern
palustris, Latin, marshy, swampy |
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