slender moonwort

Botrychium lineare

Habitat 3

Dry gravel benches.

Distribution 3

Yukon: Southwestern Yukon; known only from Kluane Lake and near Minto
North America: Scattered throughout unglaciated areas in Alaska, Yukon, Quebec and the southern United States World: North America

Distinguishing Features 3

Botrychium linear has the narrowest pinna (leaf-like structure) span of all moonworts, only broadening where they divide. At maturity, its sporophore (fruiting) stalk is twice the length of the trophophore (leaf-like segment).

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Tab Tannery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/tabtannery/5284529165/
  2. (c) Tab Tannery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/tabtannery/9828216096/
  3. (c) L.G. Johanson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

Range Map

iNaturalist.ca Map

Plant Adder’s Tongue Family (Ophioglossaceae), All (Plantae)