Tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes.

synonyms: Matteuccia struthiopteris, Onoclea struthiopteris, ostrich fern, Pteretis struthiopteris, shuttlecock fern.

Polish: pióropusznik strusi

New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible.

synonyms: cinnamon fern, fiddlehead fern, Osmunda cinnamonea.