Marsh Fern
Thelypteris palustris
Marsh fern is a fine-textured fern of sunny marshes, wet meadows, and pond edges, spreading by rhizome to form soft stands in saturated ground.
- Family
- Thelypteridaceae
- Type
- fern
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Landscape uses
- rain garden, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV