Scientific Name
Osmunda regalis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Osmunda regalis L.
Park
Colonial National Historical Park (COLO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Royal Fern
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Polypodiophytina |
| Class | Polypodiopsida |
| Subclass | Polypodiidae |
| Order | Osmundales |
| Family | Osmundaceae |
| Genus | Osmunda |
| Species | Osmunda regalis |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Gleason & Cronquist, 1991
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
'common in habitat, see comments/; Data Source: Ingram, 1998
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office.
Created Date
8/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Helen Hamilton
Last Modified Date
9/28/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Loetterle, 1970: characteristic herbaceous species in sunken areas where the water table is near the soil surface, including low ground adjacent to the marshes, swampy areas of the woods and an often flooded meadow./Ingram, 1998: occasional; pipeline clearing./North, 1984: Occasional; Low areas, including swamps, bogs, and shores; Transition zone between salt- or brackish marshes and uplands./, Park Species Data Source: Phillips, 1968-Colonial Parkway/Ringfield;North, 1984-Jamestown Unit /Jamestown Island/Pitch and Tar Swamp;Ingram, 1998-Jamestown Unit/Green Spring;Rawinski, 1997-Yorktown Unit/Grafton Ponds
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