Osmundastrum cinnamomea
cinnamon fern, cinnamon-fern
Family
Osmundaceae
Leaf Arrangement
basal (rosulate)
Leaf Attachment
petiolate, sessile
Leaf Margin
pinnatifid
Leaf Type
compound, pinnate
Growth Form
fern
Flower Month
March - May
Height (meters)
0.6 - 1.6
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FACW
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
7
Field Characters
Orange hairs on stalk. No spore spots on leaf.
Habitat
Swamps, marshes, ditches, stream banks, moist or wet soil, wooded seepage slopes.