Thelypteris palustris Schott var. pubescens (G. Lawson) Fernald
Marsh fern, eastern marsh fern
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5/22/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 1 × 1′ (36 × 32 cm) 
5/22/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts · ≈ 7 × 7″ (18 × 16 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Pteridophyta | Ferns |
| Class | Filicopsida | “Leptosporangiate” (has to do with how their spores form) ferns—includes most ferns |
| Order | Polypodiales | Polypod ferns |
| Family | Thelypteridaceae | A family of about 900 species, most of which are tropical, and most of which grow on rocks |
| Genus | Thelypteris | From the Greek thelys, “female,” and pteris, “fern” |
| Species | palustris | Growing in marshes |
| var. | pubescens | With soft, downy hair |
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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