Taxon: Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Tod. var. pensylvanica (Willd.) C. V. Morton

Summary

Genus:

Matteuccia

Family:

Onocleaceae

Nomen number:

400401

Place of publication:

Amer. Fern J. 40:247. 1950

Verified:

10/11/1994 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Tod. (3 active accession[s])
Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Tod. var. struthiopteris (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Bushway, A. A. et al. 1981. The nutrient composition of fresh fiddlehead greens. J. Food Sci. 47:666-667.
Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage Note: = Matteuccia pensylvanica
Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
Lellinger, D. B. 1985. A field manual of the ferns and fern-allies of the United States and Canada. 247.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	ostrich fern			1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Swedish	amerikansk strutbräken			2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Prince Edward Island		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Northwest Territories	s.w.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Yukon	s.e.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska	s.-c.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories (s.w.), Yukon (s.e.)], United States [Alaska (s.-c.)]
EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Delaware, Maryland, Virginia]

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

FNA Editorial Committee. 1993. Flora of North America. 2:250.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage Note: = Matteuccia pensylvanica
Human food	vegetable	fiddleheads preserved or canned in Canada and New England	Bushway, A. A. et al. 1981. The nutrient composition of fresh fiddlehead greens. J. Food Sci. 47:666-667.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=400401. Accessed 15 April 2026.