Common Name
Marsh fern
Plant Form
Fern & Fern Allies
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
3.0
Width (ft)
2.0 -
3.0
Growth Rate
Medium
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Habitat
In diverse, low- to high-elevation wetlands, including freshwater and oligohaline tidal marshes, tidal swamps, maritime swamps, interdune swales and ponds, floodplain forests and alluvial swamps, wet flatwoods, depression swamps, bogs, fens, seeps, seepage swamps, wet meadows, and calcareous marshes. Frequent to locally common throughout Virginia
Wildlife value
Only known host for the Marsh Fern Moth (Fagitana littera). Small mammals browse the foliage
High Value Generalist
Earth Sangha lists this plant as a "High Value Generalist" because it is easy to grow, occurs across a wide range of habitats and is known to be of high value to wildlife
Ground Cover
Yes
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Moisture Requirements
Moist
Soil Texture
Clay
Loamy
Sandy
Low Maintenance
Yes
Deer Resitant
Yes
Pollinators
Butterfiles
Tolerates
Commercially available
Yes
Nurseries that may carry live plant
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