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Botrychium lunaria

Common Moonwort, Common Moonwort, Moonwort
Also known as: ? incisum Milde +19 more
  • ? incisum Milde
  • ? subincisum Roep.
  • Blechnum racemosum Bubani
  • Botrychium lunaria f. alatum Thyssen
  • Botrychium lunaria f. alpina Schur
  • Botrychium lunaria f. incisum (Milde) Vollm.
  • Botrychium lunaria f. lunaria
  • Botrychium lunaria f. subbipinnatum F.Wirtg.
  • Botrychium lunaria f. subincisum (Roep.) Milde
  • Botrychium lunaria f. tripartitum (T.Moore) Weath.
  • Botrychium lunaria subsp. alpina (Krylov) Shmakov
  • Botrychium lunaria subsp. gracile (Schur) Asch. & Graebn.
  • Botrychium lunaria subsp. incisum (Milde) Seeland
  • Botrychium lunaria subsp. lunaria
  • Botrychium lunaria subsp. subincisum (Roeper) Seeland
  • Botrychium lunaria var. floriferum Opiz
  • Botrychium lunaria var. moorei E.J.Lowe
  • Botrychium lunaria var. polyphyllum Wallr.
  • Botrychium lunaria var. przevalskii Tzvelev
  • Botrychium lunaria var. rhombeum Ångstr.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Ophioglossaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Europe, and North America, Botrychium lunaria (commonly known as Common Moonwort or Moonwort) is a fern belonging to the Ophioglossaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Fern
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, New Zealand, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Amur, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Madeira, Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New South Wales, New Zealand South, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Primorye, Qinghai, Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Victoria, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia

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