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Osmunda spectabilis
Also called Regal Fern, Royal Fern, American Royal Fern
Osmunda spectabilis, the American royal fern, is a large native fern of wet ground in the New World, with fronds over 1 metre long and separate sterile and fertile fronds. It grows best with consistently moist, acidic soil and some shade.
Osmunda spectabilis, known as American royal fern, is a species of fern native to a large area of the New World, from the eastern half of Canada and the United States to Argentina.
American royal fern is most commonly found growing in wetter soils such as those found in wet forests, bogs, and along streams and lakes.
Osmunda greenlandica · Osmunda ×intermedia · Asian Royal Fern · Osmunda lancea · Royal Fern · Osmunda wehrii · Flowering Fern
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Osmunda spectabilis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
