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upswept moonwort

Botrychium ascendens

Botrychium campestre

Habitat Montane to subalpine meadows. Subalpine meadows and scree, or rarely under Thuja plicata.
Distribution
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Alberta, Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado.
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, northern Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and northeastern North America.
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Origin Native Native
Conservation status Sensitive in Washington (WANHP) Not of concern
Sibling taxa
B. crenulatum, B. hesperium, B. lanceolatum, B. michiganense, B. minganense, B. montanum, B. neolunaria, B. paradoxum, B. pedunculosum, B. pinnatum, B. simplex, B. viride
B. ascendens, B. crenulatum, B. hesperium, B. lanceolatum, B. michiganense, B. minganense, B. montanum, B. neolunaria, B. paradoxum, B. pedunculosum, B. pinnatum, B. simplex, B. viride
Subordinate taxa
B. campestre var. lineare
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