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cinnamon fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Massachusetts.January 262, February 237, March 287, April 469, May 1,443, June 687, July 334, August 357, September 370, October 364, November 269, December 252.
United States46,784
Canada8,599
Massachusetts6,248
New York3,687
North Carolina2,946
Ontario2,899
Nova Scotia2,806
Virginia2,730
New Jersey2,467
Pennsylvania2,416

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Traits

Group and habits

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassFerns · Polypodiopsida
OrderOsmundales
FamilyRoyal fern family · Osmundaceae
GenusCinnamon ferns · Osmundastrum

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