matteuccia is a genus of ferns with one species: matteuccia struthiopteris ostrich fern, fiddlehead fern, or shuttlecock fern

america autumn award colonies common completely crown crowns deciduous dense destruction develop dimorphic dryopteris early eastern erect favoring fern ferns fiddlehead floodwaters form fronds gained garden gardens genus goldieana green grows horticultural largest lateral matteuccia merit name names north ornamental ostrich persist plant plumes popular release resemble resistant riverbanks royal sandbars sends shuttlecock societys species spores spring sterile stolons struthiopteris undefined vertical winter