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Ostrich Fern

Ferns and Fern Allies

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.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
The 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 Name
Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Tod. 1
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Czechia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Finland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Luxembourg, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Netherlands, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Switzerland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
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.
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 295298
    Matteuccia is a genus of ferns with one species: Matteuccia struthiopteris (common names ostrich fern, fiddlehead fern, or shuttlecock fern).
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ1130386, descriptionView the Source
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