Thelypteris palustris Schott var. pubescens (G. Lawson) Fernald. Common name: Marsh Fern. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Bogs, marshes (including freshwater tidal marshes), and bottomland forests. Distribution: The species is circumboreal, occurring in n. Europe, n. Asia, and n. North America. Var. pubescens is the American variety, ranging from NL (Newfoundland) and MB south to s. FL and c. TX; c. Mexico (Michoacán, Distrito Federal); Bermuda, Cuba.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, Ar, C, Can, ETx1, Fl1, FNA2, G, Il, K4, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, Tn, TxFerns, Va, W, WH3, WV, Fawcett & Smith (2021), Lin et al (2013); = Dryopteris thelypteris (L.) A.Gray var. pubescens (G.Lawson) A.Prince ex Weath. — F; = Thelypteris palustris ssp. pubescens (G. Lawson) Holub — POWO; < Dryopteris thelypteris (L.) A.Gray — S13; < Thelypteris palustris Schott — GrPl, RAB; > Thelypteris palustris Schott var. haleana Fernald — SFla, Tat, Tx; > Thelypteris palustris Schott var. pubescens (G.Lawson) Fernald — Tat; < Thelypteris thelypteris (L.) Nieuwl. — Sf; Lastrea thelypteris (L.) Bory var. pubescens G. Lawson. Basionym: Lastrea thelypteris (L.) Bory var. pubescens G.Lawson 1864
Links to other floras: = Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens - FNA2
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (name change)
- Great Plains: OBL (name change)
- Midwest: OBL (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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