Thelypteris simulata	fern		IMAGE
Massachusetts Fern	species

size 1-2 cut 2 decid. deciduous garden hardy	ID tips Spherical glands on underside of frond (need lens) Rachis and upper stipe green Lower pinnae narrow towards rachis Thelypteris hairs edge of pinules; veins don't fork
where Endemic, northeastern N America edges of swamps, wet sphagnum bogs ME NH VT MA RI CT click . . . U . . for key	Comment First reported in 1894 from population near Ponkapoag Pond, MA
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