Characteristics
Osmunda claytoniana L.
interrupted fern
Swamps, wet and wet-mesic forests, edges of streams, and wet roadsides. Often in true wetlands but sometimes growing in more upland soils. It can be a little weedy. Sometimes with O. cinnamomea but also growing in drier and more disturbed habitats than the latter.
Fern
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
FAC, FAC+ (NWPL)
FAC (NWPL EMP)
FAC (NWPL NCNE)
S5 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Citation
Osmunda claytoniana L.
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Species Distribution Map
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