Botanical Name: Matteuccia stuthiopteris
Common Name: ostrich fern, fiddlehead fern
Family Name: Dryopteridaceae/Onocleaceae
Origin/Distribution: North/East America, Asia, Russia
Leaf: Fern-like, Fronds, Compound/odd-pinnate, Green, *Pale/soft resembles ostrich feathers, Leathery, Glabrous, Lanceolate/Dentate
Bud: Basal
Fruit/Seed: Sporangium (spores), Brown
Stem/Bark: Thin
Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m/Spread: 0.6 - 1.0m
Habit: Arching, Upright
Form: Vase
Soil: Rich, Bog, Well-drained
Moisture: Moderate, Wet, Wetlands
Sun: Partial sun
Exposure: Partial shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Hardiness zone(USDA): 3 - 7
Landscape use: Container planting, Filler, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub boarder, Waterside planting, Wetland/bogs, Woodland margin
Notes: Perennial, *Edible(fiddleheads)
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