American Royal Fern vs Flowering Fern

Osmunda spectabilis compared with Osmunda regalis

Key Differences

• American Royal Fern is Least Concern while Flowering Fern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Royal Fern	Flowering Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Osmundales (Osmundales)	Osmundales (Osmundales)
Family same	Osmundaceae	Osmundaceae
Genus same	Osmunda	Osmunda
Species	Osmunda spectabilis	Osmunda regalis

Evolutionary Relationship

American Royal Fern and Flowering Fern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Osmunda.

Conservation Status

American Royal Fern

LC — Least Concern

Flowering Fern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Royal Fern	Flowering Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Royal Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.

Flowering Fern

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Neotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Colombia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

American Royal Fern

The American Royal Fern (Osmunda spectabilis) is a species in the genus Osmunda. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States