THE BIOLOGY ZONE
  • Home
  • Animals
    • Birds >
      • Avian Taxonomy
      • Bird Species Profiles
    • Mammal Species Profiles
    • Reptiles
    • Amphibians >
      • Frog and Toad Species Profiles
    • Fish
    • Arthropods >
      • Arthropod Species Profiles
  • Plants
    • Native Plant Societies
    • Eastern Plant Identification Guide
  • Fungi
    • Fungi Species Profiles
  • Protists
  • Nature Products Store
  • Cell Phone Ringtones
  • Madbird Feeder Cam
  • Ramblings of the Madbird Biologist
  • Bird Videos
  • News in Science
  • Nature Inspired Recipes
  • An Introduction to Scientific Classification and Naming
  • Birds in the Classroom
  • Resources
  • About Me

Osmundaceae - Royal Fern Family


Osmunda cinnamomea (Cinnamon Fern)
This fern's leaves are arranged in a circle formation.  They are light green, 2 to 4 feet tall and 6 to 12 inches wide.  The leaves are once divided and the leavlets are deeply lobed.  Each lobe is rounded, but slightly pointed at the end.  Each lateral pinna has an inconspicuous fuzzy collar around the midrib where it joins the leaf rachis.  The leaves are without scales, but have matted cinnamon colored hairs, particularly on young leaves.  The fertile leaves turn cinnamon brown and wither in the late spring when the spores are shed. 

This fern has green spores, which is unusual in ferns, found only in the Osmunda and the Sensitive Fern, Onoclea.

The Cinnamon Fern is common in swamps, marshes, bottomland woods, stream sides, and steeps at low to high elevations.

Thanks for visiting!

  • Home
  • Animals
    • Birds >
      • Avian Taxonomy
      • Bird Species Profiles
    • Mammal Species Profiles
    • Reptiles
    • Amphibians >
      • Frog and Toad Species Profiles
    • Fish
    • Arthropods >
      • Arthropod Species Profiles
  • Plants
    • Native Plant Societies
    • Eastern Plant Identification Guide
  • Fungi
    • Fungi Species Profiles
  • Protists
  • Nature Products Store
  • Cell Phone Ringtones
  • Madbird Feeder Cam
  • Ramblings of the Madbird Biologist
  • Bird Videos
  • News in Science
  • Nature Inspired Recipes
  • An Introduction to Scientific Classification and Naming
  • Birds in the Classroom
  • Resources
  • About Me