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Botrychium lanceolatum

Botrychium lanceolatum (S.G. Gmel.) Angstr.

Lanceleaf Grapefern

Ophioglossaceae (Adder's-Tongue Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: BOLA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Fern
Leaf Shape: Lanceolate , Linear
Leaf Venation: Pinnate
Leaf Margin: Entire
Leaf Apex: Acute
Size Notes: Up to about 6 inches tall, sometimes taller.
Leaf: Green

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Not Applicable
Bloom Notes: Non-flowering, sporulating plant. Sporulates Jul - Aug. 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 , CT , ID , KY , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MT , NC , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OR , PA , RI , TN , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY
Canada: NB , NL , NS , PE

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Medium
Light Requirement: Part Shade
CaCO3 Tolerance: Low

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: FAC FAC FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

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 lanceolatum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Botrychium lanceolatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Botrychium lanceolatum

Metadata

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

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