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Marsh Fern

Thelypteris palustris

956Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
19Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr6
May26
Jun122
Jul262
Aug376
Sep11
Oct14
Nov2
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Norfolk England814
2Cambridgeshire England64
3Worcestershire England16
4Somerset England14
5York England8
6Pembrokeshire Wales6
7East Riding of Yorkshire England4
8Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland4
9Suffolk England3
10Doncaster England3
11Isle of Anglesey Wales3
12Highland Scotland1
13Cornwall England1
14Essex England1
15City of Edinburgh Scotland1
934 England2 Scotland10 Wales5 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 19 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
956
Peak month
August
Counties with records
19
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Thelypteris palustris
Group
Ferns and horsetails
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,298
Most recorded in
Norfolk, Cambridgeshire
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Scottish Biodiversity List
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Thelypteridaceae
Genus
Thelypteris
Name with authority
Thelypteris palustris Schott
Contributing datasets
15

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q958103 · GBIF 5275316