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

Botrychium minganense Victorin
Mingan moonwort
Ophioglossaceae (Adder's-tongue family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

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.

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 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)

Site Information	Value / Class
Site Information	Avg	Min	Max
Elevation (metres)	1562	1450	1675
Slope Gradient (%)	61	45	78
Aspect (degrees) [0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]	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

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S5	Yellow	Not Listed

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer.

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