Botrychium oneidense |
Botrychium pinnatum |
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blunt-lobe grape-fern, blunt-lobed grapefern, botryche d'oneida, botryche du lac onéida |
northern moonwort, northwestern moonwort, St. John |
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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. |
to 7 pairs, only slightly ascending, approximate to overlapping, distance between 1st and 2d pinnae not or slightly more than between 2d and 3d pairs, basal pinna pair approximately equal in size and cutting to adjacent pair, obliquely ovate to lanceolate-oblong, to spatulate, deeply and regularly lobed or pinnulate, lobed to tip, margins entire to very shallowly crenate, apex truncate to somewhat acute, venation pinnate. |
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. |
stalk 0–2 mm, 0 to 0.1 times length of trophophore rachis; blade bright shiny green, oblong-deltate, 1–2-pinnate, to 8 × 5 cm, papery. |
Pinnules | obliquely ovate, margins finely crenulate to denticulate, apex rounded to acute, venation pinnate. |
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Sporophores | 2–3-pinnate, 1.5–2.5 times length of trophophore. |
2-pinnate, 1–2 times length of trophophore. |
2n | =90. |
=180. |
Botrychium oneidense |
Botrychium pinnatum |
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Phenology | Leaves green over winter, sporophores seasonal, new leaves appearing in spring. | Leaves appearing in June to August. |
Habitat | In moist, shady, acidic woods and swamps | Grassy slopes, streambanks, woods |
Elevation | 0–1200 m (0–3900 ft) | 0–2500 m (0–8200 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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AK; CA; CO; ID; MT; NV; OR; UT; WA; WY; AB; BC; NT; YT
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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.) |
Botrychium pinnatum is most commonly associated with B. lanceolatum and B. lunaria. Specimens of B. pinnatum have been misidentified as Botrychium boreale. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 2. | FNA vol. 2. |
Parent taxa | Ophioglossaceae > Botrychium > subg. Sceptridium > sect. Sceptridium | Ophioglossaceae > Botrychium > subg. Botrychium |
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Synonyms | B. ternatum var. oneidense, B. dissectum var. oneidense, B. multifidum var. oneidense | B. boreale subsp. obtusilobum |
Name authority | (Gilbert) House: Amer. Midl. Naturalist 7: 126. (1905) | H. St. John: Amer. Fern J. 19: 11. (1929) |
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