Osmundaceae
Royal fern
Osmunda regalis
- Family
- Osmundaceae
- Genus
- Osmunda
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Common names
By language (36)
- Arabic
- سرسخ ملكي, اوزمندة, باقية, باقية سنبلي, سرخس ملوكي
- Asturian
- Entexil
- Basque
- San Joan iratze
- Belarusian
- Чыставуст каралеўскі
- Bulgarian
- Царска папрат
- Catalan
- Falguera reial, Fougère royale, Osmonde Royale
- Chinese
- 高贵紫萁
- Corsican
- Filicastrella
- Croatian
- Kraljevski pujanik
- Czech
- Podezřeň královská
- Danish
- Almindelig Kongebregne
- Dutch
- Koningsvaren
- English
- Royal fern
- Estonian
- Kuningosmunda
- Finnish
- Kuningassaniainen
- French
- Fougère royale, Osmonde Royale, Osmonde royal, Fougère fleurie
- Galician
- Fieito real
- Georgian
- Სამეფო გვიმრა
- German
- Königsfarn, Königs-Rispenfarn, Fougère royale, Osmonde Royale
- gv
- Bogrenish
- Hungarian
- Királyharaszt, Óriás királyharaszt
- Irish
- Raithneach ríúil
- Japanese
- レガリスゼンマイ
- kab
- Taṛeṭṭast
- kw
- Reden an myghtern
- Lithuanian
- Karališkoji osmunda, Fougère royale, Osmonde Royale
- Macedonian
- Кралска папрат
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Kongsbregne
- Persian
- سرخس شاهانه
- Polish
- Długosz królewski
- Russian
- Чистоуст величавый
- Spanish
- Antojil
- Swedish
- Safsa, Fougère royale, Osmonde Royale
- Turkish
- Kral eğrelti, Kraleğrelti
- Walloon
- Royåle osmonde
- Welsh
- Rhedynen gyfrdwy, Rhedyn cyfrodedd
Synonyms
- Aphyllocalpa regalis (L.) Cav.
- Osmunda brayeri Watelet
- Osmunda leschenaultii Wall.
- Osmunda longifolia (C.Presl) A.E.Bobrov
- Osmunda plumieri Tausch
- Osmunda regalis prol. plumieri (Tausch) Rouy
- Osmunda regalis var. acuminata Milde
- Osmunda regalis var. albescens Ivery ex J.Dix
- Osmunda regalis var. capensis Milde
- Osmunda regalis var. crispa Wallr.
- Osmunda regalis var. cristata H.Osborn ex J.Dix
- Osmunda regalis var. incisa Gray
- Osmunda regalis var. longifolia C.Presl
- Osmunda regalis var. monstrosa Wallr.
- Osmunda regalis var. obtusifolia (Kaulf.) Milde
- Osmunda regalis var. obtusiuscula Milde
- Osmunda regalis var. plumieri (Tausch) P.E.Fourn.
- Osmunda spectabilis var. palustris (Schrad.) C.Presl
- Osmunda spicata L.
- Struthiopteris regalis (L.) Bernh.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
LeavesPhoto: Karthik Thrikkadeeri, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Dorte Stokholm, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Marianne Cornelissen-Kuyt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: patrick, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dguendel, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: patricia.citelle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lmbuga, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: emtepe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Lmbuga, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: serge blumental, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.