A Digital Flora
of Newfoundland and Labrador
Vascular Plants



Osmundaceae: Flowering Fern Family



Osmunda regalis L. var. spectabilis (Willd.) A. Gray






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Claytosmunda claytoniana
Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum [= Osmunda cinnamomea]





Claytosmunda claytoniana (L.) Metzgar & Rouhan [= Osmunda claytoniana L.]  -  Interrupted Fern - [NF, LAB]
Barr'd Harbour Hill, Highlands of St. John, Newfoundland. Mature coniferous woods. July 12, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Sporophylls, Extreme Closeup
Sporophylls, Closeup
Sporophylls, Closeup
Sporophylls
Whole Plant in Habitat
Piper's Hole River, Newfoundland. Near river shore. Edge of mixed woods. June 23, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]
Fertile Pinnae
Fertile Pinnae
Fertile Pinnae
Whole Plant
Whole Plants
Whole Plants

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Osmunda regalis Linnaeus var. spectabilis (Willdenow) A. Gray  -  Royal Fern - [NF]
Piper's Hole River, Newfoundland. Near river shore. Edge of mixed woods. June 23, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]
Fertile Fronds
Fertile Fronds
Fertile Fronds
Fertile Fronds
Fertile Fronds
Fertile Fronds
Whole Plants
Grand Falls, Newfoundland. Salmon Brook. Opposite paper mill. Rocky brook entering Exploits River. Between mixed woods and brook. July 5, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Fertile Frond, Closeup
Fertile Frond, Closeup
Fertile and Sterile Fronds
Fertile and Sterile Fronds
Whole Plants
Seal Cove River*, Newfoundland. Above highway. Cracks in bedrock near river. July 26, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Whole Plant
Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland. "The Gorge". Shadey, damp banks, in coniferous woods, above small river. August 22, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Very Young Frond
Very Young Fronds
Young Fronds
Maturing Frond
Seal Cove River*, Newfoundland. Above highway. Cracks in bedrock near river. September 2, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Very Young Fronds
Very Young Fronds

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Osmundastrum cinnamomeum (Linnaeus) C. Presl [=Osmunda cinnamomea Linnaeus]  -  Cinnamon Fern - [NF, LAB]
Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Stiles Cove Path. Open coniferous woods. May 21, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Very Young Fiddleheads
Very Young Fiddleheads
Very Young Fiddleheads
Very Young Fiddleheads
St. John's, Newfoundland. Virginia River. Open coniferous woods. May 26, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Fiddleheads
Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Shoe Cove Pond Trail, beyond future housing development. Edge of coniferous woods. Wet. June 1, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Fiddlehead
Fiddlehead
Fiddlehead
Fiddlehead
Fiddleheads
Fiddlehead
Fiddleheads
Fiddleheads
Fiddleheads
Fiddleheads
Fiddleheads
Whole Plant, Fiddleheads
St. John's, Newfoundland. Stavanger Drive. Behind stores. June 17, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Sporophylls, Closeup
Sporophylls, Closeup
Sporophylls, Closeup
Sporophylls, Closeup
Sporophylls, Closeup
Whole Plant, Top View
Whole Plant
Pouch Cove to Shoe Cove section of the East Coast Trail, Newfoundland. Coastal heath at edge of coniferous woods. June 24, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Sporophylls
Sporophylls
Whole Plants in Habitat
Pouch Cove to Shoe Cove section of the East Coast Trail, Newfoundland. Edge of coniferous woods. Late June 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Whole Plant
Grand Bay West, Newfoundland. Vegetated dunes, behind beach. July 26, 2007. [Digital - John Maunder]
Pinnules, Closeup
Pinnules
Pinnules
Whole Plant
Flatrock, Newfoundland. Medalsis Pond Road. Beyond the houses. Edge of coniferous woods. August 27, 2007. [Digital - John Maunder]
Juvenile Plants
Juvenile Plants
Juvenile Plants
Pouch Cove to Shoe Cove section of the East Coast Trail, Newfoundland. Edge of coniferous woods. October 6, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Whole Plants

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Osmundastrum cinnamomeum (Linnaeus) C. Presl [= Osmunda cinnamomea Linnaeus]  -  Cinnamon Fern - [NF, LAB] [ATYPICAL form: Fertile pinnae on end of leafy fronds]
St. John's, Newfoundland. Trail below Francophone School. Mixed woods. August 9, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]
Fertile Pinnae on End of Leafy Frond
Fertile Pinnae on End of Leafy Frond
Fertile Pinnae on End of Leafy Frond
Fertile Pinnae on End of Leafy Frond
Fertile Pinnae on End of Leafy Frond
Fertile Pinnae on End of Leafy Frond
Fertile Pinnae on End of Leafy Frond
Fertile Pinnae on End of Leafy Frond
Fertile Pinnae on End of Leafy Frond
Sterile Pinnae
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Plants in Habitat

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