Botrychium matricariifolium

Botrychium matricariifolium
Botrychium matricariifolium[1]

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Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Pteridophyta
Class:Psilotopsida
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 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 parts of the United States.[2]

This fleshy fern grows up to 30 centimeters tall.[3] 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.[2]

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[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. 1 2 Botrychium matricariifolium. Flora of North America.
  3. ↑ Williams, Tara Y. 1990. Botrychium matricariaefolium. Archived January 18, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer).
  4. ↑ Ivan Parnikoza, Zbigniew Celka (June 2018). "Archive of findings of representatives of Ophioglossaceae in Ukraine". Archived from the original on |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help). Retrieved 27 August 2018.
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