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Thelypteris palustris
eastern marsh fern, marsh fern, meadow fern
Prince William Forest Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Thelypteris palustris Schott
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Polypodiophytina, Subclass Polypodiidae, Order Polypodiales, Suborder Aspleniineae, Family Thelypteridaceae, Genus Thelypteris, Species Thelypteris palustris


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 3 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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First State National Historical Park	Gateway National Recreation Area
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Grand Portage National Monument	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Isle Royale National Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Morristown National Historical Park	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Niobrara National Scenic River	Petersburg National Battlefield
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Piscataway Park
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saratoga National Historical Park	Shenandoah National Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Voyageurs National Park	Weir Farm National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	8/13/2006

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 4/3/2026 9:53:50 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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