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Osmundastrum
Sign in to saveOsmundastrum is genus of leptosporangiate ferns in the family Osmundaceae with one living species, Osmundastrum cinnamomeum, the cinnamon fern. The modern species is native to the Americas and Asia, growing in swamps, bogs and moist woodlands. Fossil records of the genus extend into the Triassic.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassPolypodiopsida
- OrderOsmundales
- FamilyOsmundaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 110
- With media
- 101
- Family
- Osmundaceae
- Collections
- UTC, WIS
- Recorded in
- United States, Colombia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Osmundaceae
- Image
- Osmundastrum cinnamomeum Etoniah1.jpg
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- taxon name
- Osmundastrum
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Osmundastrum
- Commons category
- Osmundastrum
- taxon common name
- 桂皮紫萁属
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Characteristics
- Classification
- Fossil distribution
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Osmundastrum is genus of leptosporangiate ferns in the family Osmundaceae with one living species, Osmundastrum cinnamomeum, the cinnamon fern. The modern species is native to the Americas and Asia, growing in swamps, bogs and moist woodlands. Fossil records of the genus extend into the Triassic.
==Characteristics==
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