Native plant · OSMUNDACEAE
Osmunda spectabilis
ROYAL FERN; American Royal Fern

Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Osmunda spectabilis. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Osmunda spectabilis
- Family
- OSMUNDACEAE
- Genus
- Osmunda
- Order
- OSMUNDALES
- Classification
- Pteridophytes
- Recorded status
- Native; OBL (NWPL); OBL (DEP)
- Florida range
- Central Florida · North Florida · South Florida · Panhandle
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Pinellas; Pasco; Alachua; Hillsborough; Volusia; Lee; Highlands; Manatee; Sarasota; Franklin; Lake; Polk; Brevard; Hardee; Seminole; Broward; Palm Beach; Calhoun; Miami-Dade; Marion; Collier; Citrus; Hamilton; Hernando; Indian River; Sumter; Putnam; St. Johns; Orange; Washington; Walton; Okaloosa; DeSoto; Charlotte; Martin; Liberty; Glades; Taylor; Leon
Where documented in Florida
Pinellas; Pasco; Alachua; Hillsborough; Volusia; Lee; Highlands; Manatee; Sarasota; Franklin; Lake; Polk; Brevard; Hardee; Seminole; Broward; Palm Beach; Calhoun; Miami-Dade; Marion; Collier; Citrus; Hamilton; Hernando; Indian River; Sumter; Putnam; St. Johns; Orange; Washington; Walton; Okaloosa; DeSoto; Charlotte; Martin; Liberty; Glades; Taylor; Leon
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.