Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro var. pensylvanica (Willd.) C.V. Morton

Locations ofMatteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro var. pensylvanica (Willd.) C.V. Morton in Virginia

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Family
Onocleaceae
Botanical Name
Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro var. pensylvanica (Willd.) C.V. Morton
Common Name
Ostrich Fern
Synonym(s)
Matteuccia pensylvanica (Willd.) Raymond
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todaro var pensylvanica (Willd.) C.V. Morton
Comments
A new southernmost native occurrence was found in 2008 along the New River in Wythe County; also indigenous in Craig County and along the Potomac River west of Washington, D.C. Commonly cultivated, however, and may be persisting or spreading from plantings elsewhere.
Habitat
Rich alluvial forests. Rare, mountains and Piedmont; known from Meadow Creek in Craig County, the New River in Wythe County, and the Potomac River in Fairfax and Arlington counties.
Native Status
Native

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