The Cinnamon Fern grows at the edge of swamps in boggy woodlands.
The name is derived from the cinnamon color of the fertile fronds, best viewed in late spring and early summer.
Osmunda cinnamomea: On the Fire Effects Information site. Osmunda cinnamomea: Vascular Plant Image Gallery from the Texas A&M University Bioinformatics Working Group. Osmunda cinnamomea : From the Kemper Center for Home Gardening. Osmunda cinnamomea: on the Wisconsin State Herbarium University of Wisconsin - Madison Wisconsin Vascular Plants