Thelypteridaceae
Eastern marsh fern
Thelypteris palustris
- Family
- Thelypteridaceae
- Genus
- Thelypteris
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Common names
By language (25)
- Armenian
- Տելիպտեր ճահճային
- Belarusian
- Тэліптэрыс балотны
- Bulgarian
- Блатен телиптерис
- Catalan
- Fougère des Marais
- Chinese
- 沼泽蕨, 沼澤蕨, 金星蕨
- Corsican
- Filetta padulana
- Czech
- Kapradiník bažinný
- Dutch
- Moerasvaren
- English
- Eastern marsh fern, Marsh fern
- Estonian
- Harilik soosõnajalg
- Finnish
- Nevaimarre
- French
- Fougère des marais, Thélyptéris des Marais
- German
- Sumpffarn, Sumpf-Lappenfarn, Fougère des Marais
- Hungarian
- Tőzegpáfrány, Mocsári páfrány
- Irish
- Raithneach chorraigh
- Japanese
- ヒメシダ
- Lithuanian
- Paprastasis pelkiapapartis, Fougère des Marais
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Myrtelg
- Persian
- سرخس مرداب شرقی
- Polish
- Zachylnik błotny
- Romanian
- Ferigă de baltă
- Russian
- Телиптерис болотный
- Slovenian
- Močvirska krpača
- Swedish
- Kärrbräken, Fougère des Marais
- Welsh
- Rhedynen y gors
Synonyms
- Filix thelypteris Farw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matthew Flood, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yehor Yatsiuk, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Johan N, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oleksandr Shynder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lihtsaltmaria, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stanislav Murashkin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.