Osmunda spectabilis
American Royal Fern, Royal Fern
Other regional names: Flowering Fern +1 more
- Flowering Fern
- Regal Fern
Also known as: Osmunda glaucescens Link +18 more
- Osmunda glaucescens Link
- Osmunda gracilis Link
- Osmunda mexicana Fée
- Osmunda palmeri A.E.Bobrov
- Osmunda palustris Schrad.
- Osmunda regalis f. anomala S.K.Harris
- Osmunda regalis f. intercallata Dole
- Osmunda regalis f. linearis Clute
- Osmunda regalis f. nana Fernald
- Osmunda regalis f. orbiculata Clute
- Osmunda regalis subsp. palustris (Schrad.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Osmunda regalis subsp. spectabilis (Willd.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Osmunda regalis var. brasiliensis (Grev. & Hook.) Pic.Serm.
- Osmunda regalis var. brasiliensis (Grev. & Hook.) Sturm
- Osmunda regalis var. brasiliensis (Hook. & Grev.) Kunze
- Osmunda regalis var. palustris (Schrad.) C.Chr. ex Angely
- Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis (Willd.) A.Gray
- Osmunda spectabilis var. brasiliensis Grev. & Hook.
- Osmunda spectabilis var. palustris (Schrad.) C.Presl
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Osmundaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Osmunda spectabilis (commonly known as American Royal Fern or Royal Fern) is a fern within the Osmundaceae family. It naturally occurs in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Eastern Canada, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western Canada, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arkansas, Bahamas, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Ecuador, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin