Thelypteris palustris

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   fern

Height: 18 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 18. to 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24.
Width: 10 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10. to 18 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 18.
Cultivation
Exposure: sun, shade
Features: foliage
USDA Zones: 6 to 11
Scientific Names

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Thelypteris palustris, or the marsh fern, is a fern native to eastern North America.


Read about Thelypteris palustris in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Dryopteris Thelypteris, Gray (Aspidium Thelypteris, Swartz). Marsh Fern. Rootstock creeping: lvs. scattered, clear green, 1-2 ft. long; margins of the spore-bearing pinnae often strongly convolute: sori 10-12 to each segm. Canada to Fla. and Texas.—A form with pinnae variously forked at tip is known as Pufferae. CH


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Cultivation

It prefers to grow in marshy situations in full sunwp. Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia says that it prefers shade.

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