Botrychium hesperium |
Botrychium biternatum |
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western moonwort |
southern grapefern, sparse-lobed grapefern, sparselobe grapefern |
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Pinnae | to 6 pairs, ascending, usually approximate or overlapping except in shade forms, distance between 1st and 2d pinnae not or slightly more than between 2d and 3d pairs, basal pinna pair commonly much larger and more divided than adjacent pair, lobed to tip, basal pair oblong to oblong-lanceolate with lobed margins, remainder broadly spatulate with entire margins or 1 or more shallow lobes, apex rounded, venation pinnate. |
to 7 pairs, usually remote, horizontal, distance between 1st and 2d pinnae not or slightly more than between 2d and 3d pairs, undivided except in proximal 2/3–1/2. |
Trophophore | stalk 0–3(–10) mm, to 1/4 length of trophophore rachis; blade ± gray-green, dull, oblong-linear to deltate, 1–2-pinnate, to 6 × 5 cm, firm. |
stalk 4–20 cm, 2–2.5 times length of trophophore rachis; blade green to dark green, plane, 2–3-pinnate, to 18 × 28 cm, herbaceous. |
Sporophores | 1–3 pinnate, 2–3 times length of trophophore. |
1–2-pinnate, 2–3 times length of trophophore. |
Pinnules | elongate, obliquely lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, margins nearly parallel and finely denticulate, apex short-acuminate, venation pinnate. |
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2n | =180. |
=90. |
Botrychium hesperium |
Botrychium biternatum |
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Phenology | Leaves appearing in midspring, dying in early fall. | Leaves green over winter, sporophores seasonal, new leaves appearing in late spring–early summer. |
Habitat | Grassy mountain slopes, snow fields, road ditches with willows, and sand dunes | Frequent in low woods and brushy fields |
Elevation | 200–2800 m (700–9200 ft) | 0–600 m (0–2000 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; CO; ID; MI; MT; UT; WY; AB; BC; ON; SK
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AL; AR; DE; FL; GA; IL; IN; KY; LA; MD; MO; MS; NC; NJ; OH; OK; PA; SC; TN; TX; VA; WV
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Discussion | In the Rocky Mountains Botrychium hesperium grows often with B. echo, and in the Lake Superior region, with B. acuminatum and B. matricariifolium. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Botrychium biternatum often grows with B. dissectum and B. jenmanii. The name B. biternatum was misapplied by L.Underwood to B. lunarioides (W.H. Wagner Jr. 1961). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 2. | FNA vol. 2. |
Parent taxa | Ophioglossaceae > Botrychium > subg. Botrychium | Ophioglossaceae > Botrychium > subg. Sceptridium > sect. Sceptridium |
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Synonyms | B. matricariifolium subsp. hesperium | Osmunda biternata, B. dissectum var. tenuifolium, B. tenuifolium |
Name authority | (Maxon & R. T. Clausen) W. H. Wagner & Lellinger: Amer. Fern J. 71: 92. (1981) | (Savigny) L. Underwood: Bot. Gaz. 22: 407. (1896) |
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