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Osmunda montanensis

Polypodiopsida - Osmundaceae

Taxonomy
Osmunda montanensis was named by Knowlton (1905). 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
1905Osmunda montanensis Knowlton
1919Osmunda montanensis Knowlton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
RankNameAuthor
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
familyOsmundaceaeBerchtold and Presl
genusOsmunda
speciesmontanensisKnowlton 1905

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 montanensis Knowlton 1905
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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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