PLANTS Profile for Thelypteris patens (gridscale maiden fern)

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PLANTS Profile

Thelypteris patens (Sw.) Small ex R.P. St. John
gridscale maiden fern

Symbol:

THPA5

Group:

Fern

Family:

Thelypteridaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N
VI		N

More Information:

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Thelypteris patens (Sw.) Small ex R.P. St. John

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Synonyms:
Thelypteris patens (Sw.) Small ex R.P. St. John

	DRPA15	Dryopteris patens (Sw.) Kuntze
	THPAS	Thelypteris patens (Sw.) Small ex R.P. St. John var. scabriuscula (C. Presl) A.R. Sm.

Distribution:
Thelypteris patens (Sw.) Small ex R.P. St. John


View Native Status

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USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Thelypteris patens (Sw.) Small ex R.P. St. John

View 6 genera in Thelypteridaceae, 72 species in Thelypteris or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Thelypteris patens (Sw.) Small ex R.P. St. John var. smithiana Ponce [excluded]. .

Thelypteris patens var. smithiana

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Thelypteris patens (Sw.) Small ex R.P. St. John

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division	Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class	Filicopsida
Order	Polypodiales
Family	Thelypteridaceae – Marsh Fern family
Genus	Thelypteris Schmidel – maiden fern
Species	Thelypteris patens (Sw.) Small ex R.P. St. John – gridscale maiden fern

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Thelypteris patens (Sw.) Small ex R.P. St. John

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
grid-scale maiden fern		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Thelypteris patens (Sw.) Small ex R.P. St. John

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17263.

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 10:33 AM CDT