Botrychium neolunaria Stensvold & Farrar
North American moonwort
Ophioglossaceae (Adder's-tongue family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
North American moonwort
Ophioglossaceae (Adder's-tongue family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Deciduous perennial, 2-20 cm tall.
Trophophores:
Oblong, unstalked or short stalked, 1-pinnate, up to 12 cm long; pinnae up to 10 pairs, overlapping, semicircular, entire or sometimes undulate or rarely slightly toothed.
Sporophores:
1- to 2-pinnate, 0.8-2 times length of trophophores.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Botrychium neolunaria
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) |
1450 | 55 | 2541 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
28 | 0 | 230 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
168 | 6 | 340 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 0 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
91 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
AT(4), BAFA(5), BWBS(4), CWH(2), ESSF(33), ICH(6), IDF(3), IMA(2), MH(1), MS(4), SBPS(6), SBS(9), SWB(6) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Mesic to moist woods, meadows, grassy slopes and heath from the montane to alpine zones; infrequent in BC; circumpolar, N to AK, YT and NT, E to NF and S to ME, PA, MI, WI, MN, ND, NM, AZ and CA; Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, Patagonia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Botrychium lunaria