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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: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Fern
Leaf Shape: Linear , Oblong
Leaf Margin: Crenate , Entire
Size Notes: Up to about 6 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Not Applicable
Bloom 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 , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NS , NT , ON , PE , QC , SK
Native Habitat: Riparian, Lakeshores.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 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 Plants
FNA: Find Botrychium minganense in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Botrychium minganense

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-01-05
Research By: TWC Staff

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