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cinnamon fern

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cinnamon fern
n.
A New World fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) having narrow, spore-bearing, cinnamon-colored leaves in early spring, which are later encircled by wider sterile green leaves.
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Noun1.cinnamon fern - New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green frondscinnamon fern - New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible
osmund, flowering fern - any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that resemble flower clusters


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Ferns grab the attention of the beholder of their beauty, no matter what landscape they grace, and the Cinnamon Fern [Osmunda cinnamomea] is no exception This fern is a native to shady areas such as bogs, woodlands, streams, swamps and marshes in the United States, from Texas to Florida, as well as in eastern Canada Ferns grab the attention of the beholder of their beauty, no matter what landscape they grace, and the Cinnamon Fern [Osmunda cinnamomea] is no exception.
A note on Cinnamon and Interrupted ferns Cinnamon fern Osmundea cinnamomea is common on sandy soil in partial shade where the water table is close to the surface.
 
 
 
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