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Osmunda regalis L. (Royal Fern)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Osmunda regalis 14 June 2007 West Cornwall England 1
Osmunda regalis 18 May 2004 South Devon England 3
Osmunda regalis 18 May 2004 South Devon England 4
Osmunda regalis Plant 25 June 2002 Dorset England 4
Osmunda regalis Plant 7 July 1969 Eire 2

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Byfield, A., 2006 (Colour photograph) Victorian pteridomania - Britain's fern craze
Weston, A., 2002, Royal Fern growing at Askham Bog, British Wildlife, Volume 13, No 5: 325 (Colour photograph) Royal Fern growing at Askham Bog

Osmunda regalis may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
PTERIDOPHYTA
(ferns and allies)
PTEROPSIDA
(ferns)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Osmunda regalis:

petiole (dead) dead petiole is decayed by thyriothecium Leptopeltis nebulosa - a fly speck fungus (Microthyriales: Leptopeltidaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
rachis (dead) dead rachis is decayed by apothecium Unguicularia aspera - a discomycete (Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
rachis (dead) dead rachis is decayed by pycnidium Leptostroma osmundicola - a coelomycete (Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae) UK/Ireland Grove, W.B., 1937

Osmunda regalis may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

PTEROPSIDA
(ferns)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Grove, W.B., 1937 British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. II ... Sphaeropsidales (rest) + Melanconiales

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