E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of BC

Botrychium ascendens W.H. Wagner
upswept moonwort (trianglelobe moonwort)
Ophioglossaceae (Adder's-tongue family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

General:
Deciduous perennial, 5-13 cm tall.

Trophophores:
Lanceolate, short stalked, the tips toothed; blades 1-pinnate; pinnae in 3 to 5 well-separated pairs, strongly ascending with minutely toothed margins, often shallowly incised.

Sporophores:
2-pinnate, 1.5-2 times the length of trophophores.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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

Ecological Framework for Botrychium ascendens

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
Site Information	Avg	Min	Max
Elevation (metres)	1703	1195	2212
Slope Gradient (%)	6	0	12
Aspect (degrees) [0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]	11	12	12
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric]	6	5	8
Modal Nutrient Regime Class	C
# of field plots species was recorded in:	2
Modal BEC Zone Class	MS
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in	ESSF(1), MS(1)
Source: Klinkenberg 2013

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S4	Yellow	Not Listed

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer.

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