Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

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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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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

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 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/