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Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro
ostrich fern

       
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Photo of Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro

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Synonyms:
Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro

  MAPE4 Matteuccia pensylvanica (Willd.) Raymond
  MASTP Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro var. pensylvanica (Willd.) Morton
  MASTP2 Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro var. pubescens (Terry) Clute
  ONST2 Onoclea struthiopteris (L.) Hoffm. p.p.
  ONSTP Onoclea struthiopteris (L.) Hoffm. var. pensylvanica (Willd.) B. Boivin
  PTNO2 Pteretis nodulosa (Michx.) Nieuwl.
  PTPE2 Pteretis pensylvanica (Willd.) Fernald
 

Distribution:
Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro

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USA (AK, CT, DC, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro

View 34 genera in Dryopteridaceae, 1 species in Matteuccia
 

Classification:
Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class Filicopsida
Order Polypodiales
Family Dryopteridaceae – Wood Fern family
Genus Matteuccia Todaro – ostrich fern
Species Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro – ostrich fern
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro

This plant and synonym italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
ostrich fern              Rare
New York:
ostrich fern              Exploitably Vulnerable
Rhode Island:
Matteuccia struthiopteris var. pensylvanica
ostrich fern              Special Concern
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW FACW NO FACW FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO FACW NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17596.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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