Family: Osmundaceae
American royal fern, flowering fern, royal fern
Etymology: Osmunda: Osmunder for "Thor" a Saxon name for a Celtic god
Plants: perennial fern
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: perennial fern
Conservation Status: Native
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 7, Wetland Indicator = OBL USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos University of Wisconsin - Green Bay: Fern & Fern Allies: Photos, descriptions, information Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Britton & Brown Illustrated Flora - 2nd Edition (1913) "An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada"