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Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis
Royal Fern
Acadia National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Occasional

Scientific Name with Authority:		Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis (Willd.) A. Gray
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Royal Fern
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Polypodiophytina, Subclass Polypodiidae, Order Osmundales, Family Osmundaceae, Genus Osmunda, Species Osmunda regalis


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NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Assateague Island National Seashore	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Thicket National Preserve	Bluestone National Scenic River
Buffalo National River	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	Great Falls Park
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Moores Creek National Battlefield
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Petersburg National Battlefield
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Saratoga National Historical Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Voyageurs National Park	Weir Farm National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	8/16/2002

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 4:14:23 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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