Ophioglossaceae
Matricary grapefern
Botrychium matricariifolium
- Family
- Ophioglossaceae
- Genus
- Botrychium
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Common names
By language (18)
- Belarusian
- Граздоўнік рамонкалісты
- Bulgarian
- Лайколистна лунна папрат
- Czech
- Vratička heřmánkolistá
- Danish
- Kamillebladet månerude
- Dutch
- Vertakte maanvaren
- English
- Matricary grapefern, Branched moonwort, Daisy-leaved moonwort
- Estonian
- Haruline võtmehein
- Finnish
- Saunionoidanlukko
- French
- Botryche à feuilles de camomille
- German
- Ästige Mondraute, Ästiger Rautenfarn
- Hungarian
- Ágas holdruta
- Lithuanian
- Šakotasis varpenis
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Huldrenøkkel
- Polish
- Podejźrzon marunowy
- Russian
- Гроздовник ромашколистный
- Slovenian
- Kamiličnolistna mladomesečina
- Swedish
- Rutlåsbräken
- Ukrainian
- Гронянка ромашколиста
Synonyms
- Botrychium lanceolatum Rupr.
- Botrychium lunaria subsp. matricariifolium (A.Braun ex Döll) Hartm.
- Botrychium lunaria var. matricariifolium (Retz.) Döll
- Botrychium lunaria var. matricariifolium A.Braun ex Döll
- Botrychium lunaria var. rutaceum (Willd.) Hook.f.
- Botrychium matricariifolium f. gracile Weath.
- Botrychium matricariifolium f. rhombeum (Ångstr.) M.Broun
- Botrychium matricariifolium var. matricariifolium
- Botrychium matricariifolium var. rhombeum Farw.
- Botrychium neglectum Wood
- Botrychium neglectum f. gracile House
- Botrychium ramosum (Roth) Asch.
- Botrychium ramosum var. neglectum Farw.
- Botrychium ramosum var. palmatum (Milde) Asch.
- Botrychium rutaceum Willd.
- Botrychium tenellum Ångstr.
- Osmunda lunaria f. matricariifolia Retz.
- Osmunda lunaria var. matricariifolia Retz.
- Osmunda lunaria var. ramosa (Roth) Roth
- Osmunda ramosa Roth
- Osmunda rutacea (Willd.) Poir.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: mike, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: KP Laer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Mingan moonwortBotrychium minganenseOphioglossaceae
- Mountain moonwortBotrychium montanumOphioglossaceae
- Bluntlobe grapefernBotrychium oneidenseOphioglossaceae
- Trianglelobe moonwortBotrychium ascendensOphioglossaceae
- Scalloped moonwortBotrychium crenulatumOphioglossaceae
- Northern moonwortBotrychium pinnatumOphioglossaceae
- Spathulate botrychiumBotrychium spathulatumOphioglossaceae
- Iowa moonwortBotrychium campestreOphioglossaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.