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Botrychium minganense
Botrychium minganense Vict.
Mingan Moonwort
Ophioglossaceae (Adder's-Tongue Family)
Synonym(s): Botrychium lunaria ssp. minganense, Botrychium lunaria var. minganense
USDA Symbol: BOMI
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
It is distinguished from its close relative, B. lunaria, by its small size and yellowish green color (as opposed to dark green). (Ferns of Grey & Bruce Counties)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb , Fern
Leaf Shape: Linear , Oblong
Leaf Margin: Crenate , Entire
Size Notes: Up to about 6 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Not ApplicableBloom Notes: Non-flowering, sporulating plant. Sporulates Jul - Sep. Sporangial clusters with sessile or short-stalked sporangia resembling a bunch of greenish brown grapes borne on long-stalked sporophores.
Distribution
USA: AK , AZ , CA , CO , ID , ME , MI , MN , MT , ND , NH , NV , NY , OR , UT , VT , WA , WI , WYCanada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NS , NT , ON , PE , QC , SK
Native Habitat: Riparian, Lakeshores.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) 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 minganense in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Botrychium minganense in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Botrychium minganense
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-05Research By: TWC Staff