| Description | Northern Marsh Fern (Thelypteris palustris) is found growing in bogs, marshes, wet meadows. Will tolerate full sun if the soil is moist. Spread by rhizomes. |
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| Plant Type | Ferns - Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 2 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, some shade, needs more moisture in full sun sites |
| Moisture | moist |
| Soil & Site | moist, humus, slightly acid, bogs, marshes, wet meadows |
| Flowers | non-flowering |
| Fruit | spores |
| Leaves | oval, twice pinnate compound |
| Stems | rhyzomes |
| Dimensions | 6-12 to up to 40 inches, height depends on the site, forms thickets |
| Maintenance | control the spread |
| Propagation | division, spores |
| Misc Facts | AKA: Meadow Fern, Snuff Box Fern, Eastern Marsh Fern, Marsh Fern |
| Notes & Reference | #90-Ferns for American Gardens (John T Mickel), #191-Minnesota Wild Flowers (www.minnesotawildflowers.info), #250-Ferns to Know and Grow (F. Gordan Foster) |
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