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Royal Ferns (Osmundaceae)

 

The Osmundaceae is an ancient family known from the Upper Permian; it contains four to six contemporary genera and 18-25 species. These large ferns are also known as the "flowering ferns" because the large mass of the ripe sporangia (spore-bearing fronds) creates an appearance that the ferns are “in flower”.

 

Osmunda regalis Royal Fern Osmunda spectabilis   Royal Fern
(Osmunda regalis)
     
    Cinnamon Fern
(Osmundastrum cinnamomeum)
     
     
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