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Cinnamon Fern

Ferns and Fern Allies

Osmundastrum is a genus of leptosporangiate ferns in the family Osmundaceae with one living species, Osmundastrum cinnamomeum, the cinnamon fern. The modern species grows in swamps, bogs and moist woodlands across the Americas and Asia, and the genus has an extensive fossil record reaching back to the Triassic period.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Erect fertile spore-bearing fronds 20-45 cm tall that turn cinnamon-colored 1
Scientific Name
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pteridophyta, Taxa
Source Osmundastrum cinnamomeum (Wikidata)

In Biome

Wetlands, Biomes
Source Osmundastrum cinnamomeum - Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Bolivia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Colombia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Costa Rica, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Cuba, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ecuador, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: El Salvador, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Georgia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Guatemala, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Haiti, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Honduras, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Jamaica, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Manchuria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Myanmar, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Nicaragua, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Paraguay, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Peru, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Taiwan, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Thailand, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Uruguay, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Venezuela, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Vietnam, found in there.
Sources
1. Osmundastrum cinnamomeum - Wikipedia
  • Taxobox, binomial name
    Osmundastrum cinnamomeum (L.) C.Presl
  • Description
    The fertile spore-bearing fronds are erect and shorter, 20-45 cm (7.9-17.7 in) tall; they become cinnamon-colored, which gives the species its name.
  • In Biome: Wetlands, Wikipedia intro: "lands. It also thrives in open meadows as a dominant species. The fern often grows in wet savannas, wetlands, floodplains, marshes, dry-mesic forests and subtro..."
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2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)View the Source
3. Osmundastrum cinnamomeum (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q1802734
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteridophyta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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Wikidata: Cinnamon Fern
Wikidata Q1802734, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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