Thelypteris palustris Schott var. pubescens (Lawson) Fern.


Thelypteris palustris Schott var. pubescens (Lawson) Fern. #6
Synonym(s):  Thelypteris palustris Schott var. haleana Fern. 
Common Name(s):  Marsh fern
Family Name(s):  Thelypteridaceae,
Polypodiaceae

Type:  Terrestrial 
Sterile Frond Division:  Pinnate-pinnatifid 
Sterile Frond Shape:  Lance-shaped 
Fertile Frond Shape:  Resembles Sterile Frond 
Sori:  Round 
Growth:  Long Creeping 

Special Features: The veins of the leaflets are forked to the margins. 
Habitat: Swamps, bogs, marshes. 

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