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'''Osmunda regalis''' is a herbaceous fern growing from a short, erect, massive rhizome; the fronds are usually from 30 - 200cm tall, but can reach 300cm. Plants are evergreen in warm winter areas but deciduous elsewhere. The plant is harvested from the wild for use as a medicine and source of materials. It is often grown as an ornamental, there are some named forms.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Jaundice}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Rheumatic joints}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Intestinal worms}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
It contains alkanes, alkyl esters, primary alcohols, secondary alcohols, ketones, aldehydes , fatty acids and β-sitosterol.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Fern}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Division of the rootstock}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
Osmunda regalis has a very wide native range from the south of South America to the north of North America, as well as being found in much of Europe and Asia.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Wet heaths}}, {{Commonly seen|Woods}}, {{Commonly seen|On peaty soil}}, {{Commonly seen|Swampy areas}}, {{Commonly seen|Damp woodland}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1005409405771 Chemistry"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Osmunda+regalis Cultivation"]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=l320 Osmunda regalis on missouribotanicalgarden.org]* [ https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/osmunda/regalis/ Osmunda regalis on nativeplanttrust.org]* [ ]
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