Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

Classification	Pteridophytes
Family	Osmundaceae
Family (Traditional)	Osmundaceae
Genus	Osmundastrum
Species:	Osmundastrum cinnamomeum (L.) C. Presl
Common Name	Cinnamon Fern
Growth Habit	fern
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: fern; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1.5; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Rank: N/A; Leaf Type: fern-like; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Number: 20+; Anther Type: N/A; Carpel Number/Pistil: N/A; Fruit Complexity: N/A; Fruit Type: N/A; Fruit Wet/Dry: N/A; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: N/A; Inflorescence Types: N/A; Ovary Position: N/A; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Ovules per Carpel: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Petal Fusion: N/A; Petal Number: N/A; Pistil Complexity: N/A; Pistil Number: N/A; Placentation Type: N/A; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: N/A; Sporangium Arrangement: skeletal pinnae; Stamen Number: N/A; Tepal Number: N/A
C value	8
Status	Native; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Osmunda cinnamomea	Osmunda cinnamomea L.
Osmunda cinnamomea f. frondosa	Osmunda cinnamomea f. frondosa (Torr. & A. Gray) Britton
Osmunda cinnamomea var. auriculata	Osmunda cinnamomea var. auriculata Hopkins
Osmunda cinnamomea var. cinnamomea	Osmunda cinnamomea var. cinnamomea L.
Osmunda cinnamomea var. frondosa	Osmunda cinnamomea var. frondosa A. Gray
Osmunda cinnamomea var. imbricata	Osmunda cinnamomea var. imbricata (Kunze) Milde
Osmunda cinnamomea var. incisa	Osmunda cinnamomea var. incisa Huntington

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Powell (KY), Wolfe (KY), Carter (TN), Chester (TN), Greene (TN), Putnam (TN), Washington (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: EKY, HTTU, UTM, ETSU

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1964 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
N/A	Powell	Kentucky	09 May 2018	Calvin Andries 71	EKY Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
HTTU029230	White	Tennessee			HTTU Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
HTTU023937	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
HTTU030698	White	Tennessee			HTTU Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
UTM00007	Chester	Tennessee			UTM Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
ETSU033124	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
HTTU035649	White	Tennessee			HTTU osmundastrum cinnamomeum
ETSU030697	Greene	Tennessee			ETSU Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
ETSU033122	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
HTTU034237	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
HTTU030484	White	Tennessee			HTTU Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
N/A	Powell	Kentucky	09 May 2018	Calvin Andries 72	EKY Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
31234100023553	Wolfe	Kentucky	10 Oct 1964	Elizabeth M. Browne 9513	EKY Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
31234100851557	Powell	Kentucky	20 Apr 1988	Ross C. Clark 21317	EKY Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
31234100851565	Powell	Kentucky	14 Jul 1985	R.C. Clark 21003	EKY Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
31234100778461	Wolfe	Kentucky	09 May 2017	Thomas McFadden 454A	EKY Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
ETSU000976	Washington	Tennessee			ETSU Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	28 Apr 2012	Frosty Levy	ETSU Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
31234100862612	Wolfe	Kentucky	20 Aug 1973	Johnnie B. Varner 7731	EKY Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

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