Osmunda claytoniana

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
Ferns
Osmundales
Osmunda claytoniana L. - interrupted fern
Citation
Osmunda claytoniana L.
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Species Distribution Map

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Warren, NY: 15 June 2018 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Warren, NY: 15 June 2018 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Warren, NY: 15 June 2018 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Suffolk, NY: 3 June 2015 -
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 14 Jul 2003 - 1
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Photo by: Joseph M. McMullen. Photo taken: Chenango Co., NY: 27 May 2013 - 9
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Photo by: Joseph M. McMullen. Photo taken: Onondaga Co., NY: 22 May 2013 - 9
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Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Monroe Co., NY: 9 May 2004 - 4
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Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Tompkins Co., NY: 10 May 2003 - 4
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