Amauropelta noveboracensis (Linnaeus) S.E. Fawcett & A.R. Smith. Subgenus: Nibaa. Common name: New York Fern. Phenology: May-Aug. Habitat: Mesic forests, bottomland forests, bogs, submesic forests. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) and WI south to GA, AL, and AR. Reported for MO by Brant (2018).
ID notes: Amauropelta noveboracensis is distinctive in the leaves tapering about equally to both tip and base.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, K4, Fawcett & Smith (2021); Polypodium noveboracense L.; = Dryopteris noveboracensis (L.) A.Gray — F, S13; = Parathelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Ching — NE, Va; = Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. — Ar, C, FNA2, G, Il, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, Sf, Tat, Tn, W, WV. Basionym: Polypodium noveboracense L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Thelypteris noveboracensis - FNA2
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (name change)
- Midwest: FAC (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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