Botrychium matricariifolium

Botrychium matricariifolium
Botrychium matricariifolium[1]
Conservation status

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Psilotopsida
Order: Ophioglossales
Family: Ophioglossaceae[2][3]
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 common species of fern known 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 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]

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 Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 16 Jan 2012
  3. ↑ Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Zhang, Xian-Chun; Schneider, Harald (2011). "A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns" (PDF). Phytotaxa 19: 7–54.
  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).
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