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dainty moonwort, scalloped moonwort

upswept moonwort

Botrychium crenulatum

Botrychium ascendens

Habitat Edges of montane fens, wet meadows, or seeps, often in dense vegetation or shade Montane to subalpine meadows.
Distribution
Occurring east of the Cascades crest in northern Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado, rarely to Minnesota and Ontario.
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Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Alberta, Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado.
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Origin Native Native
Conservation status Not of concern Sensitive in Washington (WANHP)
Sibling taxa
B. ascendens, B. hesperium, B. lanceolatum, B. michiganense, B. minganense, B. montanum, B. neolunaria, B. paradoxum, B. pedunculosum, B. pinnatum, B. simplex, B. viride
B. crenulatum, B. hesperium, B. lanceolatum, B. michiganense, B. minganense, B. montanum, B. neolunaria, B. paradoxum, B. pedunculosum, B. pinnatum, B. simplex, B. viride
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