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Revision as of 14:11, 9 February 2018

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Osmunda cinnamomea BM.JPG
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
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OSMU CINN DIST.JPG
Natural range of Osmundastrum cinnamomeum from Weakley [1].

Common Name: cinnamon fern[1][2]

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

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. 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. 2.0 2.1 USDA NRCS (2016) The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 09 February 2018). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
  3. Nelson G (09 February 2018) PanFlora. Retrieved from gilnelson.com/PanFlora/