Osmunda regalis L. var. spectabilis (Willd.) Gray

Synonym(s):

Common Name(s):

Royal fern

Family Name(s):

Osmundacaeae

Type:

Terrestrial

Sterile Frond Division:

2-pinnate

Sterile Frond Shape:

Triangular, Oval-shaped

Fertile Frond Shape:

Dissimilar From Sterile Frond

Sori:

Beadlike

Growth:

Clustered

Special Features:	Fertile leaves bear the sporangia in the terminal pinnae.
Habitat:	Wet bottomlands, swamps, hillside seeps.

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