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paradox moonwort, two-spiked moonwort

upswept moonwort

Botrychium paradoxum

Botrychium ascendens

Habitat Montane to subalpine meadows. Montane to subalpine meadows.
Distribution
Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern Canada to Utah and Colorado, w to central Washington, northeast Oregon, and disjunct in California.
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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 Threatened in Washington (WANHP) Sensitive in Washington (WANHP)
Sibling taxa
B. ascendens, B. crenulatum, B. hesperium, B. lanceolatum, B. michiganense, B. minganense, B. montanum, B. neolunaria, 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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