Osmunda × ruggii R. Tryon

Locations ofOsmunda × ruggii R. Tryon in Virginia

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Family
Osmundaceae
Botanical Name
Osmunda × ruggii R. Tryon
Common Name
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Not in Flora of Virginia
Comments
Osmunda ×ruggii R. Tryon, an extremely rare hybrid between Claytosmunda claytoniana and Osmunda spectabilis, occurs with both parents in a ravine on Potts Mountain in Craig County. The single colony here is estimated to be 1100 years old (Wagner et al. 1978). See article by Wagner, et al., in Rhodora 80:92-106 (1978).
Habitat
Mesic, forested, mountainside ravine with local seepage. Grows with both parents and Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum.
Native Status
Native

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