rattlesnake fern
(Botrypus virginianus)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
Conservation Status |
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | N5 - Secure SNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Wetland Indicator Status |
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| Great Plains | FACU - Facultative upland |
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| Midwest | FACU - Facultative upland |
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| Northcentral & Northeast | FACU - Facultative upland |
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Description |
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The triangular blades are held well above the ground. The fertile portion is not a separate frond but a continuation of the main stem. |
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Height |
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12″ to 18″ |
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Similar Species |
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Other grape ferns (Botrychium) are much smaller. Western bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum) is larger, up to 36″ in height. There is no separate fertile portion. |
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Habitat |
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Woods. Moist open places, sunny or shady edges. |
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Ecology |
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Sporulation |
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Distribution |
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Taxonomy |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Polypodiophytina | ||
| Class | Polypodiopsida (ferns) | ||
| Subclass | Ophioglossidae (adder's-tongues, fork ferns, and allies) | ||
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Ophioglossales (adder's-tongues and allies) | ||
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Ophioglossaceae (adder's-tongue) | ||
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Botrychioideae | ||
Genus |
Botrypus | ||
This species was formerly placed in the Botrychium subgenus Osmundopteris. It is now the only species in the genus Botrypus. |
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Synonyms |
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Botrychium virginianum Botrychium virginianum ssp. europaeum Botrychium virginianum var. europaeum |
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Common Names |
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common grapefern rattlesnake grapefern Virginia grape fern |
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