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Osmundaceae

9 species · Plants

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Osmundales › Osmundaceae

Claytosmunda claytoniana, or interrupted fern, is a fern species that has been used medicinally by the Iroquois.

Single crepe fern (Leptopteris hymenophylloides) is an Osmundaceae fern endemic to New Zealand, with a predominantly northern distribution.

Leptopteris superba is an endemic New Zealand fern with large single-cell-thick elliptical fronds, found from lowlands to montane forests.

Osmunda japonica Thunb. is an East Asian fern whose young fronds are eaten as a vegetable and that can reduce indoor formaldehyde.

Osmunda regalis L., the royal fern, is a large perennial fern that is cultivated, used for growing medium, and featured in Slavic mythology.

Osmunda spectabilis is a New World fern distinct from similar species, that typically grows in wet habitats.

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum, the cinnamon fern, is a widespread deciduous fern with edible and medicinal uses, native across Americas and Asia.

Plenasium banksiifolium is a fern with three pinna types, distinct colors and fertile curled pinnae.

Todea barbara, commonly called king fern, is a large fern found in Australia and New Zealand, grown ornamentally in cultivation.

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