Summary ²

Native perennial herbaceous species producing spores in May through June, but later than O. cinnamomea (Cinnamon Fern). Found in fresh marsh communities (usually in wooded areas). Infrequent in both MD and VA.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) alexlomas, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/51464530@N00/2944511926
2. Adapted by Hannah Penn from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmunda_regalis

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• African Plants - a photo guide
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Flora Digital de Portugal
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• NBN Atlas
• New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
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