New York fern (Amauropelta noveboracensis)
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Ferns and clubmossesIn Portage County, Ohio

New York fern

Amauropelta noveboracensis (L.) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm.

New York fern in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Genus
Amauropelta
Near Portage County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (45)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (37)
  • Recorded, season not shown (6)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
New York fern by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyNo qualifying records yet
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clermont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yet
Cuyahoga County47 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga County36 · Recorded, season not shown
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hancock CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yet
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yet
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yet
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County50 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit County42 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyNo qualifying records yet
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Portage County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 50 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Portage County · records of all species each week, 31,804 in all

Records per week from 50 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of New York fern in Portage County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of New York fernYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100044
Jan 11–170056
Jan 18–240031
Jan 25–310067
Feb 1–70066
Feb 8–140074
Feb 15–210072
Feb 22–280080
Mar 1–700109
Mar 8–1400146
Mar 15–2100152
Mar 22–2800140
Mar 29 – Apr 400277
Apr 5–1100451
Apr 12–1800648
Apr 19–2500641
Apr 26 – May 200849
May 3–9711,174
May 10–1600788
May 17–23111,091
May 24–3063753
May 31 – Jun 622782
Jun 7–13421,242
Jun 14–20321,568
Jun 21–27321,383
Jun 28 – Jul 4211,344
Jul 5–11221,357
Jul 12–18721,310
Jul 19–25331,431
Jul 26 – Aug 1001,439
Aug 2–8111,037
Aug 9–15221,056
Aug 16–22001,145
Aug 23–2900911
Aug 30 – Sep 500930
Sep 6–1211986
Sep 13–1922974
Sep 20–26111,199
Sep 27 – Oct 300985
Oct 4–1000516
Oct 11–1700417
Oct 18–2422435
Oct 25–3100401
Nov 1–711278
Nov 8–1400251
Nov 15–2100228
Nov 22–2800130
Nov 29 – Dec 50082
Dec 6–120079
Dec 13–190069
Dec 20–260053
Dec 27 – Jan 20077

Reported in flower

No records here show flowers yet, so there is no flowering season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No records here show fruit yet, so there is no fruiting season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Early May to early October, middle week Jul 5–11

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 530 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 385 dates. Latest record: November 2025.

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Records of New York fern in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of New York fernYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–182139,925
Apr 19–252141,623
Apr 26 – May 212656,391
May 3–916552,952
May 10–1627853,785
May 17–2320857,698
May 24–3044854,651
May 31 – Jun 633953,099
Jun 7–1330853,700
Jun 14–2038856,625
Jun 21–2721855,361
Jun 28 – Jul 416758,477
Jul 5–1117661,336
Jul 12–1832964,722
Jul 19–2527969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 115659,416
Aug 2–814659,712
Aug 9–1514755,994
Aug 16–2211754,328
Aug 23–2917851,772
Aug 30 – Sep 521557,167
Sep 6–1228659,075
Sep 13–1912754,543
Sep 20–2615945,860
Sep 27 – Oct 313743,180
Oct 4–109537,841
Oct 11–173330,824
Oct 18–2410521,156
Oct 25–312219,021
Nov 1–74414,172
Nov 8–144312,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12116,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported in flower

No records here show flowers yet, so there is no flowering season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No records here show fruit yet, so there is no fruiting season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • silvery glade fern Deparia acrostichoidesOften confused in Ohio: 30 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • ostrich fern Matteuccia struthiopterisOften confused in Ohio: 22 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • boulder fern Sitobolium punctilobulumOften confused in Ohio: 21 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • northern lady fern Athyrium angustumOften confused in Ohio: 16 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • southern lady fern Athyrium asplenioides324 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: no record
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: recorded

Not reported in Ohio in January to March, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest87%31%
Developed8%49%
Wetland5%5%
Open water0.4%3%

From 281 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

530 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.