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Accession Data:

Osmunda regalis L.

  • Common Name: Royal Fern
  • Family: Osmundaceae Bercht. & J. Presl.

  • Country of Origin: USA (species is nearly cosmopolitan)
  • Habitat: Wet wooded areas and swamps.

  • Culture: Partial sun, keep soil damp, cold dormant period in winter.
  • USDA Zone: 3a-10b

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200900025
  • Source: M.R. Opel
  • Provenance: Fenton River floodplain, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
  • Accession Date: 03-24-2009
  • Bench: 1080 - TLS Coldroom
    • Currently: dormant
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-04-2019

Classification:

  • Division: Ferns
  • Class: Polypodiopsida
  • SubClass: Polypodiidae
  • Order: Osmundales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Osmundaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2019
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2010

References (internal):

  • Ferns & Fern Allies

References (external):

data regenerated on Mon, 04 Feb 2019 10:30:01 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Osmundaceae

  • Osmunda regalis W/C
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