Marsh Fern
Thelypteris palustris
Thelypteridaceae
Growth habit
Fern
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Native to the Finger Lakes Region, North Temperate Zone
Location
Comstock Knoll and Rhododendron Collection, Purvis Road Wetlands Natural Area
Source of plant
Sunny Border Nurseries
Description
Rhizome black, creeping; fronds alternate, erect to 1 m tall and 15 cm wide, 1-pinnate, the pinnae deeply pinnatifid, oblong-lanceolate, conspicuously soft-herbaceous. Rachis green, glabrous, the lower half often without pinnae; pinnae on fertile fronds furl thereby appearing much narrower.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4