Botrychium minganense Victorin
Mingan moonwort
Ophioglossaceae (Adder's-tongue family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Mingan moonwort
Ophioglossaceae (Adder's-tongue family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Deciduous perennial, 3-10 cm tall.
Trophophores:
Narrowly oblong, unstalked or short stalked, 1-pinnate, up to 12 cm long; pinnae up to 10 pairs, well separated, semicircular to fan-shaped, entire or slightly toothed with rounded tips.
Sporophores:
1- to 2-pinnate, 1-2.5 times length of trophophores.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Botrychium minganense
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1562 | 1450 | 1675 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
61 | 45 | 78 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
156 | 121 | 192 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
5 | 4 | 6 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
E | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
2 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
ESSF(1), SWB(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Mesic to wet woods, meadows, in the montane to alpine zones; infrequent in BC; N to AK, YT and NT, E to NF and S to NY, MI, WI, MN, ND, CO, AZ and CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Botrychium lunaria subsp. minganense (Victorin) Calder & Roy L. Taylor
Botrychium lunaria var. minganense (Victorin) Dole