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Osmunda regalis
Royal Fern
Colonial National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Osmunda regalis L.
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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State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
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NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Assateague Island National Seashore	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	First State National Historical Park
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Grand Portage National Monument
Greenbelt Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Isle Royale National Park	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Morristown National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Oxon Run National Parkway	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Prince William Forest Park	Rock Creek Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	9/28/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/5/2025 7:53:17 AM

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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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