Osmunda cinnamomea |
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cinnamon fern, osmonde cannelle |
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Leaves | pinnate-pinnatifid; petioles slightly shorter than blades, not winged, with light brown hairs when young, glabrate with age. |
Fertile leaves | with no expanded pinnae, green, becoming brownish, shorter and narrower than sterile leaves, withering after sporulation. |
Sterile leaves | ovate to lanceolate, ca. 0.3–1.5 m; pinnae broadly oblong with persistent tuft of hairs on abaxial surface at base; ultimate segments with base obtuse, margins entire, apex usually mucronate. |
Sporangia | brown. |
2n | =44. |
Osmunda cinnamomea |
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Phenology | Sporulation spring–early summer (late summer, early winter in Florida). |
Habitat | Moist areas, acidic soils, frequently in vernal seeps |
Elevation | 0–2300 m (0–7500 ft) |
Distribution |
AL; AR; CT; DE; FL; GA; IA; IL; IN; KY; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MS; NC; NH; NJ; NY; OH; OK; PA; RI; SC; TN; TX; VA; VT; WI; WV; NB; NF; NS; ON; PE; QC; SPM; Mexico; Central America; South America; West Indies; Asia
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Discussion | Many forms of Osmunda cinnamomea have been described from within the flora area. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 2. |
Parent taxa | Osmundaceae > Osmunda |
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Synonyms | O. cinnamomea var. glandulosa |
Name authority | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 1066. (1753) |
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