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lanceleaf moonwort
Botrychium lanceolatum
691 observations in the source records
28 photos
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What the records say
- 691 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Botrychium rubellum
narrow triangle moonwortBotrychium angustisegmentum
Northern MoonwortBotrychium boreale
leathery grapefernSceptridium multifidum
common moonwortBotrychium lunaria
Alaska moonwortBotrychium alaskense
pumice moonwortBotrychium pumicola
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 6,958 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 5,878 |
| Canada | 765 |
| British Columbia | 280 |
| Ontario | 214 |
| New York | 188 |
| Pennsylvania | 130 |
| Washington | 125 |
| Quebec | 107 |
| Michigan | 85 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Ferns · Polypodiopsida |
| Order | adder's-tongues and allies · Ophioglossales |
| Family | adder's-tongue family · Ophioglossaceae |
| Genus | moonworts · Botrychium |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
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