Royal Fern
Osmunda regalis L.
- light
- Sun–part
- water
- Plenty
- tall
- 1.7 m
- wide
- 76 cm
Osmundaceae
Formerly Aphyllocalpa regalis, Osmunda abyssinica, Osmunda brayeri, Osmunda hilsenbergii, and 7 more
When it flowers
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
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- Grows as
- Rhizomatous geophyteKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- TemperateKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- Macaronesia, Europe to Medit. and Iran, Trop. & S. Africa, Madagascar, Réunion, MauritiusKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun to part shade (3 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 1.5 m to 1.8 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Spread
- 61 cm to 91 cmRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Water
- Plenty: wet or constantly moistRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -40 °C (USDA zone 3a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: flowers, heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (8)
- German
- Königsfarn, Königs-Rispenfarn
- Dutch
- Koningsvaren, koningsvaren
- Asturian
- entexil
- Czech
- podezřeň královská
- American English
- royal fern
- Spanish
- antojil
- French
- Fougère royale, osmonde royal, Osmonde Royale
- Chinese
- 高贵紫萁
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3D model: Osmunda regalis (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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