# New York fern

*Amauropelta noveboracensis*

Its common name comes from the way the fronds taper at both ends; it is said to 'burn the candle at both ends' like a busy New Yorker.

- **Taxonomy:** Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Thelypteridaceae › Amauropelta
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** forest
- **Habitat:** Moist, acidic woods, damp thickets, and riparian zones.
- **Diet:** Autotrophic (photosynthesis, absorbing water and minerals from soil).
- **Range:** Eastern North America, Northeastern United States, Southeastern Canada
- **Size:** Fronds are 30 to 60 cm (12 to 24 inches) long.
- **Lifespan:** Perennial (rhizomes can live for decades)
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Habitat destruction, invasive plant species, and extreme drought.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless. You can safely observe and touch this fern. Avoid trampling its delicate fronds to prevent damage to the colony. No special safety precautions are required.

## About

Amauropelta noveboracensis , the New York fern , is a perennial species of fern found throughout the eastern United States and Canada, from Louisiana to Newfoundland, but most concentrated within Appalachia and the Atlantic Northeast. New York ferns often forms spreading colonies within the forests they inhabit.

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/27297769-4b77-4df5-b9e8-deb750a37513
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1398911
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amauropelta noveboracensis
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/295773227/medium.jpeg (peakaytea, CC0, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.