View source for Osmunda ← Osmunda You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Osmunda |accepted_authority=Linnaeus |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Sp. Pl. |place=2: 1063. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 484, 1754 |year=1754 }} |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Osmundaceae;Osmunda |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Osmundaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Osmunda]]</div></div> |etymology=Saxon, Osmunder, name for Thor, god of war |volume=Volume 2 |mention_page= |treatment_page= }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism growth form or habitat;whole_organism growth form"><b>Plants </b>terrestrial.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="stem growth form or orientation"><b>Stems </b>creeping;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="tip orientation">tips often somewhat erect.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="leaf growth form"><b>Leaves </b>dimorphic;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="leaf reproduction;leaf orientation;leaf length;leaf reproduction">fertile leaves erect, often notably smaller than sterile leaves in length and width.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="blade architecture or shape"><b>Blades </b>1–2-pinnate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="pinna architecture;pinna growth form;pinna shape;pinna shape">pinnae monomorphic to dimorphic, pinnatifid or pinnate.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=Nearly worldwide;tropical and temperate regions |discussion=<p>Species 10 (3 in the flora).</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><div class="treatment-key"> ==Key== <div class="treatment-key-group"> {| class="wikitable fna-keytable" |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Fertile leaves with pinnae monomorphic, all spore-bearing; tuft of hairs persistent on abaxial surface of pinnae near base. |[[Osmunda cinnamomea|Osmunda cinnamomea]] |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Fertile leaves with pinnae dimorphic, some spore-bearing, some not; tuft of hairs absent on abaxial surface of pinnae near base. |[[#key-0-2| > 2]] |-id=key-0-2 |2 |Sterile leaves 2-pinnate with pinnules sessile. |[[Osmunda ruggii|Osmunda ruggii]] |-id=key-0-2 |2 |Sterile leaves pinnate-pinnatifid or 2-pinnate with pinnules stalked. |[[#key-0-3| > 3]] |-id=key-0-3 |3 |Fertile pinnae apical, sterile leaves 2-pinnate. |[[Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis|Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis]] |-id=key-0-3 |3 |Fertile pinnae medial, sterile leaves pinnate-pinnatifid. |[[Osmunda claytoniana|Osmunda claytoniana]] |} </div></div><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Osmunda |author=R. David Whetstone;T. A. Atkinson |authority=Linnaeus |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Osmundaceae |distribution=Nearly worldwide;tropical and temperate regions |reference=None |publication title=Sp. Pl. |publication year=1754 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V2/V2_418.xml |genus=Osmunda |blade architecture or shape=1-2-pinnate |leaf growth form=dimorphic |leaf length=in |leaf orientation=erect |leaf reproduction=sterile;fertile |pinna architecture=monomorphic |pinna growth form=dimorphic |pinna shape=pinnate;pinnatifid |stem growth form or orientation=creeping |tip orientation=erect |whole_organism growth form=plant |whole_organism growth form or habitat=terrestrial }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Osmundaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Osmundaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Osmunda.