Osmunda regalis / [Species detail] / Plant Atlas

Characteristics

Classification

Pteridophytes

Family

OSMUNDACEAE

Genus

Osmunda

Species

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

Common Name

ROYAL FERN

Growth Habit

C Value

Plant Notes

The typical variety, var. regalis, is found in the Old Word (Fernald 1930). Treating the American taxon, var. spectabilis, as a distinct species has also been advocated based on analysis of DNA which suggests var. spectabilis is more closely related to O. japonica (Metzgar et al. 2008; Tsutsumi et al. 2011; Arana et al. 2015; Schneider et al. 2015).

Status

Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)

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