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American Royal Fern
Osmunda spectabilis
34 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
European royal fernOsmunda regalis
cinnamon fernOsmundastrum cinnamomeum
common brackenPteridium aquilinum
sensitive fernOnoclea sensibilis
honey locustGleditsia triacanthos
Christmas fernPolystichum acrostichoides
interrupted fernOsmunda claytoniana
northern maidenhair fernAdiantum pedatum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 28,867 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 7,272 |
| Ontario | 4,595 |
| Massachusetts | 3,018 |
| New York | 2,259 |
| Michigan | 2,252 |
| Vermont | 1,603 |
| New Hampshire | 1,504 |
| North Carolina | 1,401 |
| Virginia | 1,360 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Ferns · Polypodiopsida |
| Order | Osmundales |
| Family | Royal fern family · Osmundaceae |
| Genus | Royal Ferns · Osmunda |
Study it in a deck
- Native Plants of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Plants of Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
- Plants of Richmond city, Virginia, United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise American Royal Fern with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.