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| Description | A variety of the Royal fern |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (os-MUN-duh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Ferns - Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | (2)3-10 |
| Sunlight | full to part sun |
| Moisture | moist, wet |
| Soil & Site | moist, wet |
| Flowers | Ferns do not produce flowers. They were around prior to the evolution of the flowering plants (angiosperms). The fertile pinnae compromise the upper quarter of the frond. |
| Fruit | spores |
| Leaves | frond is bipinnate, segments are oblong spaced apart on the pinna rachis, fiddleheads wine colored |
| Roots | rootstock is semi-erect, covered with dark brown old withered stems, with age will form a tussock-like base |
| Dimensions | 2-5 feet, depends on growing conditions, tight upright |
| Propagation | spores, division |
| Native Site | native to wet ares, swamps, edges of streams and rivers |
| Misc Facts | I have seen this fern listed as a variety or the same as Osmunda regalis (Royal Fern) and as a separate species. I treated it as a separate species. |
| Notes & Reference | #80-A Field Guide to Ferns (Boughton Cobb), #90-Ferns for American Gardens (John T Mickel) |
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