Osmunda regalis L.
(Royal Fern)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOsmunda regalis (Royal Fern)
FamilyOSMUNDACEAE (royal ferns)
OrderOSMUNDALES (an order of ferns)
ClassPOLYPODIOPSIDA (a class of ferns)
PhylumPTERIDOPHYTA (ferns and allies)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Osmunda regalis (Royal Fern) :
1: Osmunda regalis (Royal Fern)
7 Jun 2009 OSGR: SX77 50° 30’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Image 1: Plant growing beside river - in situImage 2: Plants growing beside river - in situImage 3: Plants growing beside river - in situ (2)Image 4: Plants growing beside river - in situ (3)Image 5: Plants growing beside river - in situ (4)
2: Osmunda regalis (Royal Fern)
14 Jun 2007 OSGR: SW61 49° 60’ N, 5° 10’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
Image 1: Plant - in situ (among Cladium mariscus)
3: Osmunda regalis (Royal Fern)
18 May 2004 OSGR: SX77 50° 30’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
beside river
Image 1: Growing by waterImage 2: Growing by water (2)Image 3: Growing by water (3)Image 4: Growing by water (4)
4: Osmunda regalis (Royal Fern)
18 May 2004 OSGR: SX77 50° 30’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Small plant
Image 1: Leaf - close-upImage 2: Pinna - close-upImage 3: Small plant - in situ
5: Osmunda regalis (Royal Fern)
25 Jun 2002 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: PlantImage 2: Plant (2)Image 3: Plant - against skyImage 4: Plant - against sky (2)
6: Osmunda regalis (Royal Fern)
7 Jul 1969 OSIGR: A00 Vice County: West Cork (VC H03) Eire
Image 1: Close-up - in shadeImage 2: Close-up - in sunshine

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Byfield, A. 2006 Victorian pteridomania - Britain’s fern craze British Wildlife Vol 17 (6): 411-18.
Weston, A. 2002 Royal Fern growing at Askham Bog Vol 13, No 5 Page: 325

Osmunda regalis (Royal Fern) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Osmunda regalis (Royal Fern)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Osmunda regalis (Royal Fern)
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