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PLANTS

Marsh fern

Thelypteris palustris

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
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Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in marshes and in urban areas.

There are 285 observations of Marsh fern in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Outaouais and Estrie, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak from June to August and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie74
  2. Outaouais66
  3. Estrie65
  4. Laurentides30
  5. Lanaudière9
  6. Montréal9
  7. Laval6
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  9. Capitale-Nationale5
  10. Mauricie5
  11. Centre-du-Québec4
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  14. Nord-du-Québec1
  15. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
Towns and gardensAlain Rouiller

Similar species

New York fernAmauropelta noveboracensis
TOXIC
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Cinnamon fernOsmundastrum cinnamomeum
Subarctic lady fernAthyrium angustum
Common ladyfernAthyrium filix-femina
Virginia chain fernWoodwardia virginica
TOXIC
Male fernDryopteris filix-mas
hay-scented fernDennstaedtia punctilobula
Ostrich fernMatteuccia struthiopteris
Interrupted fernOsmunda claytoniana
Dodge's shield fernCoryphopteris simulata
Silver false spleenwortDeparia acrostichoides