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New York fern
Amauropelta noveboracensis
31 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
hay-scented fernDennstaedtia punctilobula
northern lady fernAthyrium angustum
silvery glade fernDeparia acrostichoides
southern lady fernAthyrium asplenioides
ostrich fernMatteuccia struthiopteris
marsh fernThelypteris palustris
cinnamon fernOsmundastrum cinnamomeum
marginal wood fernDryopteris marginalis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 23,941 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 5,352 |
| New York | 2,773 |
| Maryland | 2,693 |
| Virginia | 2,471 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,135 |
| Ontario | 2,102 |
| Massachusetts | 1,948 |
| Nova Scotia | 1,929 |
| North Carolina | 1,669 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Ferns · Polypodiopsida |
| Order | Polypodiales |
| Family | marsh fern family · Thelypteridaceae |
| Genus | Amauropelta |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise New York fern with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.