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Group Name:
Pteridophytes
Family Name:
Aspleniaceae
Genus:
Matteuccia Todaro
Todaro
Genus Common Name:
Ostrich ferns
Species:
Matteuccia struthiopteris
(L.) Todaro var. pensylvanica (Willd.) Morton
Synonym(s):
Pteretis pennsylvanica (Willd.) Fern.
Species Common Name:
Ostrich fern
Habitat:
Wooded alluvium; moist, wooded slopes
Abundance and Distribution:
Infrequent to frequent east; rare elsewhere
Origin:
Native
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e242