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Osmunda regalis L.
royal fern

       
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Photo of Osmunda regalis L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Osmunda regalis L.

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Distribution:
Osmunda regalis L.

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Osmunda regalis L.

View 1 genera in Osmundaceae, 4 species in Osmunda or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Osmunda regalis L. var. spectabilis (Willd.) A. Gray. . Image Available.
Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis
royal fern
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Osmunda regalis L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class Filicopsida
Order Polypodiales
Family Osmundaceae – Royal Fern family
Genus Osmunda L. – osmunda
Species Osmunda regalis L. – royal fern
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Osmunda regalis L.

This plant is 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.

Florida:
royal fern              Commercially Exploited
Iowa:
royal fern              Threatened
New York:
royal fern              Exploitably Vulnerable
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Osmunda regalis L.

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
OBL OBL OBL OBL NO OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Osmunda regalis L.

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 17218.

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 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

 
 
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