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Thelypteris puberula  (Baker) C. V. Morton  var. sonorensis  A. R. Sm.
Sonoran marsh fern
Thelypteris puberula var. sonorensis is a fern (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and also found in Baja California; Sonora, Mexico and Arizona.
also called Pelazoneuron puberulum var. sonorensis
California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Observation Search
~51 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Parent: Thelypteris puberula
Genus: Thelypteris
Family: Thelypteridaceae  
Category: fern  
PLANTS group:Fern
Jepson eFlora section: fern

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: riparian, seeps, meadows

Communities: wetland-riparian, Meadows and seeps

Name Status:
Accepted by CNPS + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
JEF + CNPSPelazoneuron puberulum var. sonorense
Information about  Thelypteris puberula var. sonorensis from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
USDA PLANTS Profile (THPUS)

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Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 04/24/2024).