northern moonwort
Botrychium pinnatum H.St.John
Botrychium pinnatum, described by H.St.John in 1929, is a fern in the Ophioglossaceae family. It is native to North America, with a distribution that includes regions such as Alaska, Arizona, California, and several Canadian provinces. It grows in coniferous forests and grassy meadows.
Description
This small plant emerges from an underground caudex and produces a single thin, shiny green leaf under 8 cm tall. The leaf is divided into a sterile and a fertile section. The sterile part is flat and features oval to lance-shaped leaflets, while the fertile part has grape-like clusters of sporangia for reproduction.
Other common names
northwestern moonwortnorthern moonwort
Distribution
Greenland · Alberta · British Columbia · Manitoba · Northwest Territories · Quebec · Saskatchewan · Yukon · NO · Alaska · Arizona · California · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · Nevada · Northwest Territorie · Oregon · Utah · Washington · Wyoming
Synonyms
Botrychium boreale subsp. obtusilobumBotrychium crassinervium var. obtusilobumBotrychium boreale var. obtusilobum
