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Thelypteridaceae

Thelypteridaceae Ching ex Pichi Sermolli. Common name: Marsh Fern Family.

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A family of about 37 genera and about 1190 species, nearly cosmopolitan, but especially diverse in the tropics and in e. and se. Asia. (Fawcett & Smith 2021; Fawcett et al. 2021).

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References: Almeida et al. (2016); Fawcett & Smith (2021); Fawcett et al. (2021); He & Zhang (2012); Kramer & Green (1990); Kuo et al. (2019a); Lellinger (1985); Lin et al. (2013); Mickel (1979); Smith (1993a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1993b); Smith & Cranfill (2002). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Keith Bradley | Amauropelta | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Pelazoneuron ovatum var. ovatum, Panasoffkee Outlet River, Chert Ledges, Sumter County, Florida 3 by Alan Cressler | Pelazoneuron source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Pelazoneuron kunthii, Dawson Forest Wildlife Management Area, Wildcat Creek Tract, Dawson County, Georgia 3 by Alan Cressler | Pelazoneuron source
image of plant© Scott Ward | Meniscium reticulatum | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Macrothelypteris torresiana, Gola Creek, Pike County, Georgia 4 by Alan Cressler | Macrothelypteris torresiana source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Phegopteris hexagonoptera | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens, Hurricane Creek Outlet Bog, Upper Nantahala River, Nantahala National Forest, Macon County, North Carolina 3 by Alan Cressler | Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Jay Horn | Cyclosorus gongylodes source | Original Image ⭷

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