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Botrychium spathulatum W.H. Wagner
spoon-shaped moonwort (spathulate botrychium)
Ophioglossaceae (Adder's-tongue family)

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Species Information

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General:
Deciduous perennial, 1-10 cm tall.
Sporophores:
1- to 2-pinnate, 1.2-2 times length of trophophores.
Trophophores:
Oblong to lanceolate, unstalked, 1-pinnate, up to 8 cm long; pinnae to 8 pairs, well separated, narrowly spoon-shaped or spoon-shaped.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat / Range

Dry to mesic sand dunes, old fields and grassy railroad sidings in the montane zone; rare in SE BC, known only from Kootenay National Park; N to AK, YT and NT, E to AB and S to MT, disjunct E to ON, PQ, NS and to MI and WI.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Climate

The climate type for this species, as reported in the: "British Columbia plant species codes and selected attributes. Version 6 Database" (Meidinger et al. 2008), is not evaluated, unknown or variable.

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Flora North America treatment for Ophioglossaceae
 Flora North America treatment for Botrychium spathulatum
Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
 International Plant Names Index
 Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
 Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Additional Photo Sources

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General References

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Family References
 General Botanical References for BC
Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2021-03-06 6:57:19 AM ]
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