Osmundaceae
Royal fern
Osmunda spectabilis
- Family
- Osmundaceae
- Genus
- Osmunda
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Common names
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- English
- Royal fern
Synonyms
- Osmunda glaucescens Link.
- Osmunda gracilis Link
- Osmunda mexicana Fée
- Osmunda palmeri A.E.Bobrov
- Osmunda palustris Schrad.
- Osmunda regalis f. anomala S.K.Harris
- Osmunda regalis f. intercallata Dole
- Osmunda regalis f. linearis Clute
- Osmunda regalis f. nana Fernald
- Osmunda regalis f. orbiculata Clute
- Osmunda regalis subsp. palustris (Schrad.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Osmunda regalis subsp. spectabilis (Willd.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Osmunda regalis subvar. anomala Farw.
- Osmunda regalis var. brasiliensis (Grev. & Hook.) Sturm
- Osmunda regalis var. brasiliensis (Grev. & Hook.) Pic.Serm.
- Osmunda regalis var. palustris (Schrad.) C.Chr. ex Angely
- Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis (Willd.) A.Gray
- Osmunda spectabilis var. brasiliensis Grev. & Hook.
- Osmunda spectabilis var. brasiliensis Hook. & Grev.
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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). About our plant data.