Osmunda regalis

Common name

Royal fern

Osmunda regalis

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Latin names

Class

Pteridopsida

Order

Osmundales

Family

Osmundaceae

Genus

Osmunda

Species

regalis

Geographic details

Habitat

wetlands

Soil type

acidic

Distribution

Throughout British Isles

Native

Yes

General

Plant height

large

Branched

No

Plant colour

light green

Stipe description

1/2 lf. len. no hairs or scales

Habit

lvs clustered in massive clumps

Conservation status

threatened by land drainage

Wikimedia Url

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmunda_regalis

Leaf details

Separate fertile leaves

Yes

Fertile leaf shape

no lamina

Sterile leaf shape

ovate-oblong

Pinnae

2-pinnate

Wintergreen

No

Spore details

Homospore

Yes

Rhizome details

Rhizome description

branching clumps

Rhizome position

erect

Indusium details

Indusium present

No