Osmundaceae Family “The Royal Fern Family” (AKA “The C innamon Fern Family”)
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Osmundaceae Family “The Royal Fern Family” (AKA “The Cinnamon Fern Family”) By: Levi Eggermont
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Osmundaceae Family “The Royal Fern Family” (AKA “The C innamon Fern Family”). By: Levi Eggermont. Family Notes. 3 genera, 16-36 species. Herbs with upright aerial or horizontal subterranean, dichotomously branched stems; scales absent. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Osmundaceae Family“The Royal Fern Family”
(AKA “The Cinnamon Fern Family”)By: Levi Eggermont
Family Notes
• 3 genera, 16-36 species.• Herbs with upright aerial or horizontal
subterranean, dichotomously branched stems; scales absent.
• Leaves alternate, large, one or more times pinnate, either dimorphic, or some leaves differentiated into fertile and sterile segments.
• Sporangia large and stalked.
Osmunda cinnomonea(Cinnamon Fern)
Cinnamon fern
Distribution of Osmunda cinnomonea
Osmunda claytoniana(Interrupted Fern)
Distribution of Osmunda claytoniana
sources• http://www.zaepfel.org/ferns/fernpictures/osmunda_claytoniana.jpg• http://www.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en&q=osmunda+claytoniana&oe=UTF-8&
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• Vascular Plant Taxonomy, Fourth edition. Walters, Dirk. Keil, David. 1975. Pg. 99.• http://plants.usda.gov/maps/large/OS/OSCI.png• http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=OSCI
