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Botrychium paradoxum
Botrychium paradoxum W.H. Wagner
Paradox Moonwort, Peculiar Moonwort, Two-spiked Moonwort
Ophioglossaceae (Adder's-tongue family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: BOPA9
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Not ApplicableBloom Notes: Non-flowering, sporulating plant.
Distribution
USA: ID , MT , OR , UT , WACanada: AB , BC , SK
Native Habitat: Usually hidden under other vegetation, in snowfields, secondary growth pastures.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Botrychium paradoxum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Botrychium paradoxum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Botrychium paradoxum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-16Research By: CBR