Osmunda regalis
royal fern
Genus name honors Osmundus or Asmund, c. 1025, a Scandinavian writer of runes who helped prepare the way for the Swedish acceptance of Christianity.
Specific epithet means royal or of outstanding merit.
royal fern
Genus name honors Osmundus or Asmund, c. 1025, a Scandinavian writer of runes who helped prepare the way for the Swedish acceptance of Christianity.
Specific epithet means royal or of outstanding merit.
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org
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Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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The larvae of Papaipema speciosissima (Osmunda Borer Moth) bore through the stems and rhizomes of Royal Fern (Eastman, 1995). This fern is a possible host plant for larvae of the sawfly Strongylogaster tacita (Smith, 2006). When this large fern occurs in colonies, it provides protective cover for wildlife.