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Search Term(s): Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum   (1 record found)

OSMUNDACEAE
Royal Fern Family
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum  (cinnamon fern)   
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Synonym
Osmunda cinnamomea L.
Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Osmundastrum: Osmunder for "Thor" a Saxon name for a Celtic god; cinnamomeum: resembling cinnamon
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Fern
Phenology (Flowering Period)
May-June
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Swamps, floodplains, wet woodlands
State Status
Common
Piedmont Status
Common
Coastal Plain Status
Common
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
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Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
5
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
Host for plant Papaipema speciosissima (Osmunda Borer Moth).
Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
Lacks glandular pubescence.
Additional Info
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Habitats in which this plant occurs
Atlantic White Cedar Non-tidal Wetlands (Swamp)
Beach and Dune Habitats (Interdunal Wetlands, herbaceous, shrub, forested)
Black Ash Seepage Swamp
Forest Interior (Non-tidal Wetland Piedmont)
Forest Interior (Non-tidal Wetland Coastal Plain)
Forested Floodplains and Riparian Swamps (Piedmont)
Forested Floodplains and Riparian Swamps (Coastal Plain)
Seepage Slope Closed Canopy Non-tidal Wetland (Piedmont)
Seepage Slope Closed Canopy Non-tidal Wetland (Coastal Plain)
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