Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens: Country Or Region Of Origin
North America, China, and Japan
Plant Profile: Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens
Names
Eastern Marsh Fern, Marsh Fern
Phonetic Spelling:the-LIP-ter-is pal-US-triss pew-BES-senz
Genus:Thelypteris
Species:palustris
Family:Aspleniaceae
The Eastern Marsh Fern, a member of the marsh fern family, is indigenous to low-lying woodland regions, often thriving along riverbanks and roadways. It features a low, creeping rhizome that produces fronds that can be either upright or arching. Currently, Thelypteris palustris is the only variety available for purchase.
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens Feature Summary
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens Image Gallery
Tags
#full sun tolerant
#heat tolerant
#perennial
#partial sun
#moths
#shade tolerant
#native perennial
#piedmont
#shade garden
#spores
#fern
#riparian
#wet sites
#stream banks
#moist soil
#food source
#NC native
#deer resistant
#small and large mammals
#native garden
#mountains
#forests
#coastal plants
#summer interest
#marshes
#native fern
#larval host plant
#fruits summer
#forb
#Coastal OBL
#food source herbage
#Piedmont Mountains FACW
#sandy soils tolerant
#wet soils tolerant
#loamy soils tolerant
#clay soils tolerant
#native
#perennials
#loam
#moth larvae
#partial shade tolerant
#sandy soil
#loamy soil
#host
#bog gardens
#audubon
#woodlands
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Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens Feature Summary
Attributes
North America, China, and Japan
Only known host for the Marsh Fern Moth (Fagitana littera). Small mammals browse the foliage.
Heavy shade, Deer
Perennial
Fruit
No fruits. This plants reproduces via spores.
Flowers
No flowers.
Leaves
Fronds with an elliptic to lanceloate form, pinnate with lobed pinna the middle pinna are widest. Petioles are green-yellow.
Green
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Elliptical
Lanceolate
Whole Plant Traits
Perennial
Native Plant
Fern
Arching
Erect
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Moist
Occasionally Wet
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Clay
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Stem
Landscape
Rain Garden
Native Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Small groups
Deer
Heat
Wet Soil
Heavy Shade
Woodland
Naturalized Area
Riparian
Pond
Moths
Small Mammals
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Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens Attributes
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens: Wildlife Value
Only known host for the Marsh Fern Moth (Fagitana littera). Small mammals browse the foliage.
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens: Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems)
Heavy shade, Deer
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens Fruit
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens: Fruit Description
No fruits. This plants reproduces via spores.
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens Flowers
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens: Flower Description
No flowers.
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens Leaves
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens: Leaf Description
Fronds with an elliptic to lanceloate form, pinnate with lobed pinna the middle pinna are widest. Petioles are green-yellow.
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens: Leaf Color
Green
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens: Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens Whole Plant Traits
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens Cultural Conditions
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens: NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens: Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens Stem
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens Landscape
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens: Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens: Design Feature
Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens: Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens: Landscape Location
Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens: Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
