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Thelypteris palustris

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Eastern Marsh Fern

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.128026
Element CodePPTHE05120
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassFilicopsida
OrderFilicales
FamilyThelypteridaceae
GenusThelypteris
Other Common Names
eastern marsh fern (EN) Thélyptère des marais (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
The generic placement of this taxon in Thelypteris, as treated in the Flora of North America (1993, vol. 2), is in accordance with the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I (2016) and The Generic Classification of Thelypteridaceae of Fawcett and Smith (2021).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-16
Change Date1984-09-06
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
QuebecSNRYes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
ManitobaS3Yes
SaskatchewanS1Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
New JerseySNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
North CarolinaS5Yes
FloridaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
South DakotaS1Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
ArkansasS3Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
IowaS4Yes
South CarolinaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
West VirginiaS4Yes
MaineSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
North DakotaS3Yes
MississippiSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Oakey MountainTalladega National Forest6,129
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
Clear LakeApalachicola National Forest5,592
New Hampshire (2)
AreaForestAcres
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
References (4)
  1. Fawcett, S., and A.R. Smith. 2021. A generic classification of the Thelypteridaceae. Sida, Bot. Misc. 59. BRIT Press, Fort Worth Botanic Garden, Botanical Research Institute of Texas, U.S.A. 102 pp.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1993a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 2. Pteridophytes and gymnosperms. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xvi + 475 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I. 2016. A Community-Derived Classification for Extant Lycophytes and Ferns. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54(6): 563–603.