Osmunda regalis (Royal Fern)

Osmunda regalis

Osmunda regalis L.

Royal Fern

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Pteridophyta	Ferns
Class	Filicopsida	“Leptosporangiate” (has to do with how their spores form) ferns—includes most ferns
Order	Polypodiales	Polypod ferns
Family	Osmundaceae
Genus	Osmunda
Species	regalis

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4/11/2015 · Big Cypress Bend, Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, FL
≈ 15 × 10" (37 × 25 cm)

(There is also some Christmas fern in the background and at lower left.) · 7/3/2012 · By Jacquelyn Boyt

4/11/2015 · Big Cypress Bend, Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, FL
≈ 10 × 7" (25 × 16 cm)

5/21/2013 · Beaver Brook Assn Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, NH
≈ 15 × 10" (37 × 25 cm)

7/19/2012 · Beaver Brook Association Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, NH
≈ 17 × 12" (44 × 29 cm)

7/15/2012 · Gordon and Kathy’s, Prospect, ME
≈ 17 × 12" (44 × 29 cm)

Osmunda regalis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 14 Jun 2017.

5/28/2017 · Beaver Brook Conservation Area, Wildflower Trail, Hollis, NH
≈ 12 × 8" (31 × 20 cm)

9/20/2009 · Wild Gardens of Acadia, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, ME
≈ 17 × 12" (44 × 29 cm)

7/19/2012 · Beaver Brook Association Conservation Lands, Rte. 130, Hollis, NH
≈ 21 × 14" (52 × 34 cm)

6/14/2017 · Cider Mill Pond Trail, Hollis, MA

7/15/2012 · Gordon and Kathy’s, Prospect, ME
≈ 10 × 15" (26 × 39 cm)

10/21/2012 · By Jacquelyn Boyt

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