Matteuccia is a genus of ferns containing a single species, Matteuccia struthiopteris, commonly known as the ostrich fern, fiddlehead fern or shuttlecock fern; its species name comes from the Ancient Greek words for ostrich and fern, describing the shape of its fronds.
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Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceThe ostrich fern's deciduous green sterile fronds are almost vertical, 100-170 cm tall and 20-35 cm broad, long tapering to the base but short tapering to the tip, so they resemble ostrich plumes. 1 Scientific NameMatteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Tod. 1 Sources
1. Wikipedia: Matteuccia struthiopteris
Taxobox
Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Tod.
Description section
The fronds are dimorphic, with the deciduous green sterile fronds being almost vertical, 100-170 cm (39-67 in) tall and 20-35 cm (7.9-13.8 in) broad, long-tapering to the base but short-tapering to the tip, so that they resemble ostrich plumes, hence the name.
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