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

Botrychium neolunaria Stensvold & Farrar
North American moonwort
Ophioglossaceae (Adder's-tongue family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

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.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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)

Site Information	Value / Class
Site Information	Avg	Min	Max
Elevation (metres)	1450	55	2541
Slope Gradient (%)	28	0	230
Aspect (degrees) [0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]	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

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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