American Royal Fern

Osmunda regalis

Inclusion rationale

Why did we include this species on our website? Because it was mentioned in the following source(s):

• Ferns of the Witwatersrand

Features data

The following sources have provided data on features for this species.

Source document	Features
Ferns of the Witwatersrand Dec. 17, 2025, 7:08 a.m.	Attractive Near water In water Rocky habitat Shade Sun Semi-shade
PlantZAfrica Jan. 1, 2026, 8:32 a.m.	Useful Medicinal Near water Shade Sun Semi-shade Fern Perennial Soil: clay Soil: loam

Photo credits

You can see the credits underneath each photo of the species pages as well. Credits, in order of appearance:

• (c) Janet Wright, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Janet Wright source
• (c) nitrak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by nitrak source
• (c) Lauren McLaurin, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Lauren McLaurin source
• (c) Michael J. Papay, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michael J. Papay source
• (c) Janet Wright, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Janet Wright source
• (c) Teri, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Teri source
• (c) bobcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) source
• (c) PondView Lodge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by PondView Lodge source
• (c) John Boldt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John Boldt source
• (c) Anita Gould, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Anita Gould source