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upswept moonwort

green triangle moonwort

Comments

Botrychium viride is an unpublished name. Genetic and morphological evidence supports its treatment as a taxon separate from B. lanceolatum. Plants referred to as the green genotype of B. lanceolatum belong here.

Botrychium ascendens

Botrychium viride

Habitat Montane to subalpine meadows. Moist montane or subalpine meadows to open forest or thickets.
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 on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Oregon, also in New Mexico.
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
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