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Matteuccia

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prop. n.1.A small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae.
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Noun1.Matteuccia - small genus sometimes included in genus OnocleaMatteuccia - small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae
genus Matteuccia, genus Pteretis, Pteretis
fern genus - genera of ferns and fern allies
Athyriaceae, Dryopteridaceae, family Athyriaceae, family Dryopteridaceae - alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
fiddlehead, Matteuccia struthiopteris, Onoclea struthiopteris, ostrich fern, Pteretis struthiopteris, shuttlecock fern - tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
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The Shuttlecock or Ostrich fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, is a suitable one for any smaller garden, with its upright, shuttlecock appearance and relatively well-behaved habit of growth.
GARDENING: Hardy ferns recapture glory days of Victoriang by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
If you have a dull, shady corner,planting possibilities extend to a rich diversity of textures and cool shades of green,including finely quiltedhostas,Fatsia japonica and unfurling ferns such as Matteuccia struthiopteris, the shuttlecockfern, whose leaves can grow to 1.
HOME: IN THE GARDEN - Foliage to the fore; Greens take centre stage ... by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
Matteuccia struthiopteris is usually known as the shuttlecock, or ostrich fern.
Spring shuttle service; Plant of the week by Chudziak, Janet Wheatcroft Bill / Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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