Close up of an ostrich west from Beeri Reserve, 3 miles north from Gaza city. The Middle East, March 21, 2002
Wet meadow with Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) near the gulf in Alexandria Park in Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2015
Close up of an ostrich west from Beeri Reserve, 3 miles north from Gaza city. The Middle East, March 21, 2002
An ostrich farm opposite to the turn of the road to Eshkol Park 10 miles west from Ofakim. The Middle East, February 27, 2001
Close up of an ostrich west from Beeri Reserve, 3 miles north from Gaza city. The Middle East, March 21, 2002
An ostrich west from Beeri Reserve, 3 miles north from Gaza city. The Middle East, March 21, 2002
Ostrich farm west from Beeri Reserve, 3 miles north from Gaza city. The Middle East, March 21, 2002
An ostrich west from Beeri Reserve, 3 miles north from Gaza city. The Middle East, March 21, 2002
Ostriches west from Beeri Reserve, 3 miles north from Gaza city. The Middle East, March 21, 2002
Emerging Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) near a lake in Toksovo, near Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 20, 2011
Ostriches west from Beeri Reserve, 3 miles north from Gaza city. The Middle East, March 21, 2002
An eye of an ostrich west from Beeri Reserve, 3 miles north from Gaza city. The Middle East, March 21, 2002
Fiddleheads of Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 19, 2015
Large leaves of Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2014
Tall Ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) near Kavgolovskoe Lake, between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 3, 2014
Field of Ostrich fern in back area in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 15, 2015
Young leaves of ostrich fern in Upper Garden. Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2016
Ostrich on northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013
Ostrich fern on a side of a road around Kavgolovo Lake between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 13, 2024
Knight s Plume Moss (Ptilium crista-castrensis), also known as Ostrich-plume Moss in a spruce forest Kannelyarvi, north from Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 1, 2025
Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) on Alpine Hill (or Alpinarium). Sterile Fronds (The "Feathers"): The large, outer leaves have turned from green to a golden-bronze color. These are the "ostrich feathers" that give the plant its name. They are withering now and will soon collapse for the winter. Fertile Fronds (The Dark Spikes): In the very center, there are the dark brown, stiff, upright spikes. These are the spore-bearing fronds (sporophylls). Unlike the leafy outer fronds, these become woody and persist standing upright through the entire winter, often poking out through the snow. Peter the Great Botanical Garden of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 8, 2025
