Osmunda claytoniana Interrupted Fern Native FAC+ Osmundaceae Family

Field Marks:

• similar to Osmunda cinnamomea except sterile frond is "interrupted" with fertile leaf segments midway between the tip and base of the frond

interrupted frond

Habitat:

wet places

Links:

Osmunda claytoniana - Northeast Wetland Flora

Osmunda claytoniana - Albion College Plant Gallery

Vascular Plant Image Gallery (Osmundaceae)

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