Botrychium paradoxum W.H. Wagner
two-spiked moonwort (peculiar moonwort)
Ophioglossaceae (Adder's-tongue family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
two-spiked moonwort (peculiar moonwort)
Ophioglossaceae (Adder's-tongue family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Deciduous perennial, 2-10 cm tall.
Trophophores:
Entirely converted into a second fertile segment.
Sporophores:
Double, 2 per leaf, 1-pinnate, 0.5-4 cm long.
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