PLANTS Profile for Botrychium hesperium (western moonwort)

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Botrychium hesperium (Maxon & R.T. Clausen) W.H. Wagner & Lellinger
western moonwort

Symbol:

BOHE5

Group:

Fern

Family:

Ophioglossaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

More Information:

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Botrychium hesperium (Maxon & R.T. Clausen) W.H. Wagner & Lellinger

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Synonyms:
Botrychium hesperium (Maxon & R.T. Clausen) W.H. Wagner & Lellinger

	BOLUO3	Botrychium lunaria (L.) Sw. ssp. occidentale Á. Löve & D. Löve & Kapoor
	BOMAH	Botrychium matricariifolium (A. Braun ex Dowell) A. Braun ex W.D.J. Koch ssp. hesperium Maxon & R.T. Clausen
	BOMAH2	Botrychium matricariifolium (A. Braun ex Dowell) A. Braun ex W.D.J. Koch var. hesperium (Maxon & R.T. Clausen) Broun

Distribution:
Botrychium hesperium (Maxon & R.T. Clausen) W.H. Wagner & Lellinger


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USA (AZ, CO, MI, MN, MT, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, ON, SK)

Related Taxa:
Botrychium hesperium (Maxon & R.T. Clausen) W.H. Wagner & Lellinger

View 5 genera in Ophioglossaceae, 35 species in Botrychium

Classification:
Botrychium hesperium (Maxon & R.T. Clausen) W.H. Wagner & Lellinger

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division	Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class	Filicopsida
Order	Ophioglossales
Family	Ophioglossaceae – Adder's-tongue family
Genus	Botrychium Sw. – grapefern
Species	Botrychium hesperium (Maxon & R.T. Clausen) W.H. Wagner & Lellinger – western moonwort

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Botrychium hesperium (Maxon & R.T. Clausen) W.H. Wagner & Lellinger

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Michigan:
western moonwort		Threatened
Washington:
western moonwort		Sensitive

More Accounts and Images:
Botrychium hesperium (Maxon & R.T. Clausen) W.H. Wagner & Lellinger

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 501021.

Related Web Sites:
Botrychium hesperium (Maxon & R.T. Clausen) W.H. Wagner & Lellinger

USDA FS Rocky Mountain Region-Species Conservation Assessments

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 04:28 PM CST