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Internal ID UUID64407752f00ea931953387
Scientific name Botrychium paradoxum
Authority W.H.Wagner
First published in Amer. Fern J. 71: 24, figs (1981)

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Botrychium paradoxum, also known as peculiar moonwort, is a unique species of fern found in North America. It is mainly found in scattered locations in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Unlike other moonworts, this plant only produces one fertile frond with two segments that bear spores. It can grow up to 15 centimeters tall and relies on mycorrhizae for energy instead of photosynthesis due to the absence of a sterile frond. This fern is typically found in snowfields and western red cedar forests in the montane, subalpine, and alpine zones.

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English peculiar moonwort
English two-spiked moonwort

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  • Northern America
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Idaho
      • Montana
      • Oregon
      • Washington
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • Utah
    • Western Canada
      • Alberta
      • British Columbia
      • Saskatchewan

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001110901
Canadensys 3862
USDA Plants BOPA9
Tropicos 26604472
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:35334-2
The Plant List tro-26604472
Open Tree Of Life 803246
NCBI Taxonomy 41926
Nature Serve 2.158636
IPNI 35334-2
iNaturalist 75849
GBIF 2650168
Freebase /m/0hgn4dh
EOL 488501
Calflora (Californian flora) 11420
Wikipedia Botrychium_paradoxum

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