PLANTSOstrich fernMatteuccia struthiopterisPlantsNativePerennial5 images2 mHeight30–50 cmLengthGrows near water and in forests.There are 1,751 observations of Ostrich fern in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Montréal and Outaouais, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in May and become rare from October to March.Through the yearJFMAMJJASONDWhere to see itEstrie355Montréal284Outaouais212Montérégie185Capitale-Nationale176Laurentides101Centre-du-Québec69Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean65Chaudière-Appalaches58Laval47Lanaudière45Abitibi-Témiscamingue43Mauricie37Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine33Bas-Saint-Laurent31Côte-Nord9Nord-du-Québec1HabitatForestCephas2 imagesWater’s edgepeupleloupSimilar speciesCinnamon fernOsmundastrum cinnamomeumTOXICMale fernDryopteris filix-masNew York fernAmauropelta noveboracensisInterrupted fernOsmunda claytonianaSilver false spleenwortDeparia acrostichoidesSubarctic lady fernAthyrium angustumCommon ladyfernAthyrium filix-feminaSensitive fernOnoclea sensibilisMarsh fernThelypteris palustrisTOXICBrackenPteridium aquilinumChristmas fernPolystichum acrostichoidesWoodfernDryopteris marginalis
