Scientific name: Matteuccia struthiopteris
Date collected: 4/18/2011
Location collected: UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Gardens
Habitat: The Ostrich Fern was located near other ferns and in a shaded area under the tall fern trees.
Nativity: The Ostrich fern is native to North America and Eurasia and grows in temperate regions.
Special notes: The Ostrich Fern reaches up to 2-3 feet tall in cultivation but can reach 6 feet tall in cool climates in the wild. The Ostrich Fern’s name comes from its ferns that resemble the long feathery plumes of an ostrich. The Ostrich fern lose all their leaflets by fall as the plants go dormant during the winter.
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