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Michigan moonwort

Botrychium michiganense

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(c) ryruther, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 4, February 4, March 6, April 11, May 22, June 10, July 8, August 7, September 7, October 6, November 4, December 3.
Canada167
United States121
Ontario91
Minnesota80
Alberta28
British Columbia24
Michigan23
Nunavut18
Washington6
Idaho4

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassFerns · Polypodiopsida
Orderadder's-tongues and allies · Ophioglossales
Familyadder's-tongue family · Ophioglossaceae
Genusmoonworts · Botrychium

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