Thelypteris noveboracensis
Table of Contents
Common Name: New York Fern
Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Tracheophyta |
| Class: Polypodiopsida |
| Order: Polypodiales |
| Family: Thelypteridaceae |
| Genus: Thelypteris |
| Species: Thelypteris |
Conservation Status
Identifying Features
The New York fern is 12-24" long. It has green-yellow fronds that are twice compount with 20 or more pairs of leaflets. The shape tapers at the tip and at the base of the frond.
Habitat & Range
This fern is found in the clearings of moist forests in the Eastern United States and Canada.
Behavior
This plant will form colonies, and create a dense ground cover in forests.
Life Cycle
The sori, or spore-producing receptacles, are rounded and on the underside of the leaflet edges.
Featured image by James Dake.
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