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Royal Fern

Ferns and Fern Allies

Osmunda regalis, or royal fern, is a species of deciduous fern native to Europe, North Africa and West Asia, growing in woodland bogs and on the banks of streams. It is sometimes known as flowering fern for the appearance of its fertile fronds.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status.
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Very large fronds arising directly from the rhizome 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Scientific Name
Osmunda regalis 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pteridophyta, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Royal Fern

In Biome

Bog, Biomes
Source Osmunda regalis, Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Switzerland

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Tanzania

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Tunisia

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Uganda

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Zambia

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Zimbabwe

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Sources
1. Osmunda regalis, Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph
    is a species of deciduous fern, native to Europe, North Africa and West Asia, growing in woodland bogs and on the banks of streams.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • Description
    The fronds, or leaves, arise directly from this rhizome and are very large
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 295437
    Osmunda regalis, or royal fern, is a species of deciduous fern, native to Europe, North Africa and West Asia, growing in woodland bogs and on the banks of streams.
  • In Biome: Bog, Wikipedia intro: ", is a species of deciduous fern, native to Europe, North Africa and West Asia, growing in woodland bogs and on the banks of streams. The species is sometimes k..."
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Plants For A Future: Osmunda regalis
Plants For A FutureMedicinal Uses
Quote, Medicinal Uses
The fronds are used to make compresses for external application to wounds and rheumatic joints - for which purposes they are fairly effective.
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Plantae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Plants","language":"EN"},{"name":"Flora","language":"EN"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Wikidata: Royal Fern
  • Wikidata Q733398, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Pteridophyta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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