Matteuccia

Matteuccia
Ostrich fern in Stouffville (Ontario, Canada).
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Suborder: Aspleniineae
Family: Onocleaceae
Genus: Matteuccia
Tod.[2]
Species:
M. struthiopteris
Binomial name
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Synonyms[3]
Synonyms' List

Matteuccia is a genus of ferns with one species: Matteuccia struthiopteris (common names ostrich fern, fiddlehead fern, or shuttlecock fern).[4] The species epithet struthiopteris comes from Ancient Greek words στρουθίων (strouthíōn) "ostrich" and πτερίς (pterís) "fern".[3]

  1. ^ "Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Tod.". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Matteuccia Tod.". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Tod.". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 11 June 2024. Etymology: The species epithet struthiopteris comes from Ancient Greek words στρουθίων (strouthíōn) "ostrich" and πτερίς (pterís) "fern".
  4. ^ "Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Tod.". Interglot translation dictionary. Netherlands: Interglot. Retrieved 11 June 2024. Matteuccia struthiopteris: Onoclea struthiopteris; Pteretis struthiopteris; fiddlehead; ostrich fern; shuttlecock fern; Matteuccia struthiopteris