Botanical name

Thelypteris confluens

Family

Thelypteridaceae

Common Name

Scaly Lady Fern, Bog Fern, Marsh Fern

Description

Perennial with a wide-creeping, chaffing rhizome. Fronds widely spaced, erect, soft; leaf blade 1-pinnate, herbaceous, lobed; sori circular, indumisium glabrous.

Habitat

Confined to marshy habitats and stream banks