Ophioglossaceae
Northern moonwort
Botrychium pinnatum
- Family
- Ophioglossaceae
- Genus
- Botrychium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Northern moonwort
Synonyms
- Botrychium boreale subsp. obtusilobum (Rupr.) R.T.Clausen
- Botrychium boreale var. obtusilobum (Rupr.) M.Broun
- Botrychium crassinervium var. obtusilobum Rupr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: pellaea, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.