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Marsh Fern

Ferns and Fern Allies

The marsh fern, Thelypteris palustris, is a species of fern native to eastern North America and across Eurasia, growing in wetland habitats such as swamps, bogs, wet fields and thickets, fresh tidal and nontidal marshes, and wooded streambanks, a preference reflected in its Latin species name palustris, meaning of the marsh. It serves as the sole host plant for the caterpillar of the marsh fern moth, Fagitana littera.

Facts
Scientific Name
Thelypteris palustris 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pteridophyta, Taxa
Source Thelypteris palustris (Wikidata)

In Biome

Bog, Biomes
Source Marsh Fern (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
2. Thelypteris palustris (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q958103 (P225 taxon name)
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q958103
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteridophyta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source
Marsh Fern (Wikipedia)
In Biome: Bog, Wikipedia intro: "a species of fern native to eastern North America and across Eurasia. It prefers to grow in swamps, bogs, wet fields or thickets, fresh tidal and nontidal marsh..."View the Source
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