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Revision as of 13:30, 9 February 2018
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| Photo by John B hosted at Bluemelon.com/poaceae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Pteridophyta – Ferns |
| Class: | Filicopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Osmundaceae |
| Genus: | Osmundastrum |
| Species: | O. cinnamomeum |
| Binomial name | |
| Osmundastrum cinnamomeum L. | |
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| Natural range of Osmundastrum cinnamomeum from Weakley [1]. | |
Common Name: cinnamon fern[1][2]
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: O. cinnamomea; O. cinnamomea var. cinnamomea; O. cinnamomea var. glandulosa;[1] Osmundastrum cinnamomeum[2]
Varieties: O. cinnamomeum var. cinnamomea; O. cinnamomeum var. glandulosa[1]
Description
Osmunda cinnamomea is a perennial fern that grows as a forb/herb.[2]
Distribution
This species can be found from Newfoundland and Labrador westward to Ontario and Minnesota, southward to southern Florida and central Texas. It is also in Mexico, southward through Central America to northern South America, in the West Indies, and in eastern Asia.[1]
Ecology
Habitat
O. cinnamomeum occurs in bogs, peatlands, pocosins, wet savannas, floodplains, blackwater stream swamps, and other wetlands.[1]
Phenology
In the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States, O. cinnamomeum flowers from March through May.[1] On the Florida panhandle, reports of flowering are low and occur in April.[3]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Weakley AS (2015) Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 USDA NRCS (2016) The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 09 February 2018). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
- ↑ Nelson G (09 February 2018) PanFlora. Retrieved from gilnelson.com/PanFlora/
