UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Botrychium hesperium

Botrychium ascendens

western moonwort

upswept moonwort

Botrychium hesperium

Botrychium ascendens
Habitat Mesic, often gravelly, montane to subalpine meadows. Montane to subalpine meadows.
Distribution
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Oregon, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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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 Sensitive in Washington (WANHP) Sensitive in Washington (WANHP)
Sibling taxa
B. ascendens, B. crenulatum, 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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