Osmunda spectabilis

Royal Fern

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Family: Osmundceae (Royal Fern family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: March - June

29 May 2015 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA	29 May 2015 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA	29 May 2015 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA	29 May 2015 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA
29 May 2015 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA	29 May 2015 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA	18 May 2017 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Landmark, VA (emerging frond)	2 June 2018 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Landmark, VA (spore bearing structures)