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Osmunda arctica

Polypodiopsida - Osmundaceae

Taxonomy
Osmunda arctica was named by Heer (1883). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. cretacea, O. dowkeri, O. heeri, O. japonica, O. jurassica, O. occidentalis, O. parschlugiana, O. totangensis, O. vancouverensis
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by B. Allen on 2022-02-05

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Osmunda arctica Heer
1919Osmunda arctica Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
RankNameAuthor
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
familyOsmundaceaeBerchtold and Presl
genusOsmunda
speciesarcticaHeer 1883

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Osmunda arctica Heer 1883
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available