Biology:Botrychium matricariifolium

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Short description: Temperate Northern Hemisphere species of moonwort

Botrychium matricariifolium
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Botrychium matricariifolium[1]

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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Ophioglossales
Family: Ophioglossaceae
Genus: Botrychium
Species:
B. matricariifolium
Binomial name
Botrychium matricariifolium
(Döll) A.Braun ex W.D.J.Koch

Botrychium matricariifolium (orth.var. B. matricariaefolium) is a species of fern in the Ophioglossaceae family.[3] It is referred to by the common names chamomile grape-fern, daisyleaf grape-fern, and matricary grape-fern. It is native to Europe and parts of eastern North America, including eastern Canada and parts of the United States.[4]

This fleshy fern grows up to 30 centimeters tall.[5] It produces dull green sterile leaf blades up to 10 centimeters long by 9 wide divided into a few pairs of segments. The fertile leaves are a bit longer and bear the spores.[4]

Rarity

This species is very rare in most European countries. In Ukraine in total, there were recorded 17 loci: 10 before 1980, after 1980 – 7, as before and after 1980 – 0 location.[6]

References

  1. Illustration Botrychium maticariaefolium from Our Ferns in their Haunts: A Guide to all the Native Species by Willard Nelson Clute, 1901. Illustrated By William Walworth Stilson
  2. "Botrychium matricariifolium". NatureServe Explorer (NatureServe): ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130567. 2015. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130567/Botrychium_matricariifolium. Retrieved September 26, 2020. 
  3. "Botrychium matricariifolium (Retz.) A.Braun ex W.D.J.Koch". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30353764-2. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Botrychium matricariifolium. Flora of North America.
  5. Williams, Tara Y. 1990. Botrychium matricariaefolium. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer).
  6. Parnikoza, Ivan; Celka, Zbigniew (June 2018). "Archive of findings of representatives of Ophioglossaceae in Ukraine". http://www.myslenedrevo.com.ua/en/Sci/Nature/archive-ophioglossaceae-ukraine/botrychium-matricariifolium.html. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2247460 entry