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


Osmunda regalis L. var. spectabilis (Willd.) Gray #3
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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