Roadless Areas
Home/Species/ Eastern Marsh Fern

Thelypteris palustris

Schott

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
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
OntarioS5Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
QuebecSNRYes
ManitobaS3Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
SaskatchewanS1Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
ConnecticutSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
ArkansasS3Yes
KansasSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
TexasSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
South DakotaS1Yes
North DakotaS3Yes
New YorkS5Yes
MaineSNRYes
West VirginiaS4Yes
VermontS5Yes
OhioSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
North CarolinaS5Yes
IowaS4Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
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.