Osmunda cinnamomea L.

Osmunda cinnamomea L. #5

Synonym(s):

Common Name(s):

Cinnamon fern

Family Name(s):

Osmundacaeae

Type:

Terrestrial

Sterile Frond Division:

Pinnate-pinnatifid

Sterile Frond Shape:

Oval-shaped, Lance-shaped

Fertile Frond Shape:

Dissimilar From Sterile Frond

Sori:

Beadlike

Growth:

Clustered

Special Features:	All pinnae of fertile frond are modified for sporangium production.
Habitat:	Wet bottomlands, swamps, hillside seeps.

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