✿Osmundaceae · Osmunda
Southern Royal Fern
Osmunda hilsenbergii
Undershrub
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Native to
- India
How to identify Southern Royal Fern
Identify Southern Royal Fern by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- Confirm it sits within the Osmundaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Southern Royal Fern.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Osmunda hilsenbergii
- Genus
- Osmunda
- Family
- Osmundaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- Madagascar, West, South and East Africa
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
About Southern Royal Fern
A member of the Osmundaceae family, Southern Royal Fern (Osmunda hilsenbergii) is a low shrub. It is native to India.
Botanical family
Osmundaceae
Osmunda Family
Southern Royal Fern belongs to the Osmundaceae family.
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