Botrychium pedunculosum W.H. Wagner
stalked moonwort
Ophioglossaceae (Adder's-tongue family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Photograph

© Jamie Fenneman     (Photo ID #29721)


Map

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Distribution of Botrychium pedunculosum
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Species Information

General:
Deciduous perennial, 5-25 cm tall.
Trophophores:
Broadly triangular or egg-shaped, with stalk from 1 cm long to slightly longer than the trophophore blades, 1-pinnate, up to 6 cm long; pinnae to 5 pairs, approximate to well separated, with entire margins and rounded tips.
Sporophores:
1- to 3-pinnate, 2-4 times length of trophophores.
Notes:
Recently described, its distribution in British Columbia is poorly known.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Illustration

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Habitat and Range

Moist to wet meadows and margins of willow thickets in the montane zone; rare in WC (Skeena River) and EC BC (Quesnel area); E to SK and S to MT, ID, and OR.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia