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Amauropelta noveboracensis

(Linnaeus) S.E. Fawcett & A.R. Smith

New York Fern

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New York fern (Amauropelta noveboracensis). Photo by Matt Felperin, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist.
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New York fern (Amauropelta noveboracensis). Photo by Mike Slater, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist.
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New York fern (Amauropelta noveboracensis). Photo by Kevin Achtmeyer, CC0 1.0, via iNaturalist.
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New York fern (Amauropelta noveboracensis). Photo by Katy Swiere, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist.
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New York fern (Amauropelta noveboracensis). Photo by Carrie Seltzer, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist.
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New York fern (Amauropelta noveboracensis). Photo by hikerbuddy, CC0 1.0, via iNaturalist.
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New York fern (Amauropelta noveboracensis). Photo by askthelorax, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist.
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New York fern (Amauropelta noveboracensis). Photo by Anne Parker, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist.
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New York fern (Amauropelta noveboracensis). Photo by Ben Mowbray, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist.
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New York fern (Amauropelta noveboracensis). Photo by Eli Dickerson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist.
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140755
Element CodePPTHE050X0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassFilicopsida
OrderFilicales
FamilyThelypteridaceae
GenusAmauropelta
Synonyms
Parathelypteris noveboracensis(Linnaeus) ChingThelypteris noveboracensis(L.) Nieuwl.
Other Common Names
New York fern (EN) Thélyptère de New York (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 Amauropelta, is in accordance with the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group I (2016) and is included as an accepted combination by Fawcett and Smith (2021). It was treated in the genus Thelypteris in the Flora of North America (vol. 2, 1993).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-16
Change Date1984-09-06
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickS5Yes
OntarioS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
LabradorS1Yes
QuebecS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS5Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
DelawareS5Yes
VermontS5Yes
North CarolinaS5Yes
South CarolinaS5Yes
ArkansasS3Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
New JerseyS5Yes
MaineSNRYes
MissouriS1Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
IllinoisS1Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
KentuckyS5Yes
IndianaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
MississippiS4Yes
District of ColumbiaS5Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
MichiganSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
West VirginiaS5Yes
LouisianaS1Yes
New YorkS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (94)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Brush HeapOuachita National Forest4,205
Georgia (15)
AreaForestAcres
Big MountainChattahoochee National Forest1,974
Boggs CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,073
Cedar MountainChattahoochee National Forest1,083
Ellicott Rock AdditionChattahoochee National Forest690
Indian Grave GapChattahoochee National Forest1,020
Joe GapChattahoochee National Forest5,321
Kelly RidgeChattahoochee National Forest8,325
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
Miller CreekChattahoochee National Forest701
Patterson GapChattahoochee National Forest1,186
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Rocky MountainChattahoochee National Forest4,269
Sarah's CreekChattahoochee National Forest6,888
Tate BranchChattahoochee National Forest1,069
Turner CreekChattahoochee National Forest1,495
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
Maine (1)
AreaForestAcres
Caribou - Speckled ExtWhite Mountain National Forest5,988
Michigan (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bear SwampHuron-Manistee National Forest3,915
New Hampshire (10)
AreaForestAcres
Carr MountainWhite Mountain National Forest17,110
Cherry MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,766
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
JobildunkWhite Mountain National Forest3,660
KearsargeWhite Mountain National Forest4,554
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
North Carolina (18)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
Big Indian (addition)Nantahala National Forest1,155
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
Linville Gorge AdditionPisgah National Forest2,809
Little Indian (addition)Nantahala National Forest640
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
SnowbirdNantahala National Forest8,489
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
Tusquitee BaldNantahala National Forest13,670
Pennsylvania (3)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
Minister ValleyAllegheny National Forest1,417
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
South Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Big MountainSumter National Forest2,337
Ellicott Rock 2Sumter National Forest517
Tennessee (9)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Bald River Gorge AdditionCherokee National Forest1,728
Big Frog AdditionCherokee National Forest369
Big Laurel Branch AdditionCherokee National Forest5,577
Brushy RidgeCherokee National Forest7,469
Rogers RidgeCherokee National Forest4,738
Slide HollowCherokee National Forest4,057
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Upper Bald RiverCherokee National Forest9,202
Vermont (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bread LoafGreen Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,768
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Woodford 09086Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests2,456
Virginia (17)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Bear CreekJefferson National Forest18,274
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
Elliott KnobGeorge Washington National Forest9,380
Hunting Camp Little Wolf CreekJefferson National Forest8,953
Kelley MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,590
Little RiverGeorge Washington National Forest27,292
Little Wilson Creek Addition BJefferson National Forest1,725
Mountain Lake Addition CJefferson National Forest494
North MountainJefferson National Forest8,377
Northern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest9,444
Oak KnobGeorge Washington National Forest10,882
Peters Mountain Addition BJefferson National Forest2,909
Raccoon BranchJefferson National Forest4,388
Rogers RunJefferson National Forest181
Seng MountainJefferson National Forest6,428
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
West Virginia (13)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Cheat MountainMonongahela National Forest8,191
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
Dolly Sods Roaring PlainMonongahela National Forest13,392
Dry ForkMonongahela National Forest657
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
Falls Of Hills CreekMonongahela National Forest6,925
Glady ForkMonongahela National Forest3,239
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
Middle MountainMonongahela National Forest19,020
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
Tea Creek MountainMonongahela National Forest8,295
References (5)
  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.
  5. Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Online. Available: www.herbarium.unc.edu/FloraArchives/WeakleyFlora_2015-05-29.pdf (Accessed 2015).