Thelypteris interrupta
willdenow's maiden fern, neke fern
Family
Thelypteridaceae
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Type
compound
Growth Form
fern
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FACW
Field Characters
1) fronds (blades) glabrous below; 2) long creeping black rhizome; 3) leaf venation - basal veins of adjacent lobes united below sinus, with a common vein extending to the base of the sinus.
Habitat
Edges of and on hammocks within cypress-tupelo swamps.