Botrychium dissectum Spreng. Sceptridium dissectum (Spreng.) Lyon Botrychium dissectum Spreng. var. obliquum (Muhl. ex Willd.) Clute Botrychium dissectum Spreng. var. oblongifolium (Graves) Broun Botrychium obliquum Muhl. ex Willd. Botrychium obliquum Muhl. ex Willd. var. elongatum Gilbert & Haberer Cut-leaved grape fern, cutleaf grape fern
Botrychium dissectum translates roughly as “a small cluster of grapes with finely cut leaves”— a perfect description. It is a North American native plant. Identification: These ferns are 6-18" (15-45 cm) high. Leaves are finely divided and feathery, only at the base of the plant. The spore clusters, 3-6" (7.6-15 cm) tall, are thrust up above the foliage on an infertile leaf. They consist of many round spore cases, each about ¹/₁₆" (1.6 mm) around. They appear bronze-colored during the winter. Medical: References:
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Botrychium dissectum on Missouriplants.com Botrychium dissectum on Ferns of Mississippi Botrychium dissectum on the Connecticut Botanical Society's Connecticut wildflowers site Botrychium dissectum at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Cofrin Center for Biodiversity Botrychium dissectum at Ontario Ferns Botrychium dissectum at Illinois Wildflowers Botrychium dissectum at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Botrychium dissectum on SEINet—the Southwest Environmental Information Network Botrychium dissectum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
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