Botrychium oneidense |
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blunt-lobe grape-fern, blunt-lobed grapefern, botryche d'oneida, botryche du lac onéida |
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Pinnae | to 5 pairs, usually remote, horizontal to ascending, distance between 1st and 2d pinnae not or slightly more than between 2d and 3d pairs, undivided except in proximal 2/3–3/4. |
Trophophore | stalk 2–15 cm, 1.5–2.5 times length of blade rachis; blade dull bluish green, ± plane, 2–3-pinnate, to 15 × 20 cm, ± leathery. |
Pinnules | obliquely ovate, margins finely crenulate to denticulate, apex rounded to acute, venation pinnate. |
Sporophores | 2–3-pinnate, 1.5–2.5 times length of trophophore. |
2n | =90. |
Botrychium oneidense |
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Phenology | Leaves green over winter, sporophores seasonal, new leaves appearing in spring. |
Habitat | In moist, shady, acidic woods and swamps |
Elevation | 0–1200 m (0–3900 ft) |
Distribution |
CT; DC; DE; IN; KY; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; NC; NH; NJ; NY; OH; PA; RI; VA; VT; WI; WV; NB; ON; QC
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Discussion | Botrychium oneidense commonly occurs with B. dissectum and B. multifidum. Young individuals of both may resemble B. oneidense (W.H. Wagner Jr. 1961b). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 2. |
Parent taxa | Ophioglossaceae > Botrychium > subg. Sceptridium > sect. Sceptridium |
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Synonyms | B. ternatum var. oneidense, B. dissectum var. oneidense, B. multifidum var. oneidense |
Name authority | (Gilbert) House: Amer. Midl. Naturalist 7: 126. (1905) |
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