Osmunda

Osmunda
Temporal range:
Osmunda regalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Osmundales
Family: Osmundaceae
Genus: Osmunda
L.
Type species
Osmunda regalis
Species

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Synonyms
  • Aphyllocalpa Lagasca, Garcia & Clemente
  • Struthiopteris Bernhardi

Osmunda is a genus of primarily temperate-zone ferns of family Osmundaceae. Five to ten species have been listed for this genus. They have existed since the Early Cretaceous.