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Marsh Fern

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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

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial and Freshwater 2

Relationship to People

Used in Traditional Medicine 2

Living or Extinct

Yes 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Thelypteris palustris 6

Conservation Status

Least Concern 6

Connections

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Source Thelypteris palustris (Wikidata)

In Biome

Source Marsh Fern (Wikipedia)

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Sources

1. Thelypteris palustris (Wikipedia)

Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to

Quote, Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to

Thelypteris palustris, the marsh fern, or eastern marsh fern, is a species of fern native to eastern North America and across Eurasia.

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2. Plants For A Future: Thelypteris palustris

Plants For A Future

Medicinal Uses
The roots have been used in the treatment of women's complaints.
Habitats
Marshes and fens, often abundant in carr or alder wood

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3. GBIF Species API

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Thelypteris palustris

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Polypodiales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12392

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12392

"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"

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6. 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

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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Thelypteridaceae

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12503

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12503

"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"

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Plant (Wikipedia)

Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.

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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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