Ophioglossaceae - adder’s-tongue family
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Maine is home to 12 species in 2 genera (hybrids excluded). If you know which species you have or are interested in learning about, click on the appropriate link from the species list below. Otherwise, to determine which genus your fern belongs, refer to the table below the species list.
Botrychium (11 species)
Botrychium angustisegmentum - narrow triangle moonwort
Botrychium dissectum - dissected grapefern
Botrychium lunaria - common moonwort
Botrychium matricariifolium - daisy-leaved moonwort
Botrychium minganense - Mingan moonwort
Botrychium multifidum - leather grapefern
Botrychium oneidense - blunt-lobed grapefern
Botrychium pallidum - pale moonwort
Botrychium simplex - least moonwort
Botrychium tenebrosum - swamp moonwort
Botrychium virginianum - rattlesnake fern
Ophioglossum (1 species)
Ophioglossum pusillum - northern adder’s-tongue
| trophophore division | venation | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 | |
| Botrychium | lobed or compound | |||||
| Ophioglossum pusillum | simple, entire |
Botrychium (rattlesnake fern)
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| char. 1 | char. 2 | char. 3 | char. 4 | char. 5 | char. 6 | |
| B. angustisegmentum | ||||||
| B. dissectum | ||||||
| B. lunaria | ||||||
| B. matricariifolium | ||||||
| B. minganense | ||||||
| B. multifidum | ||||||
| B. oneidense | ||||||
| B. pallidum | ||||||
| B. simplex | ||||||
| B. tenebrosum | ||||||
| B. virginianum |
Botrychium angustisegmentum (narrow triangle moonwort) - [information to be added]
Botrychium dissectum (dissected grapefern) - [information to be added]
Botrychium lunaria (common moonwort) - [information to be added]
Botrychium matricariifolium (daisy-leaved moonwort) - [information to be added]
Botrychium minganense (narrow triangle moonwort) - [information to be added]
Botrychium multifidum (leathery grapefern) - [information to be added]
Botrychium oneidense (blunt-lobed grapefern) - [information to be added]
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Botrychium pallidum (pale moonwort) - [information to be added]
Botrychium simplex (least moonwort) - [information to be added]
Botrychium tenebrosum (swamp moonwort) - [information to be added]
Botrychium virginianum (rattlesnake fern) - [information to be added]
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Ophioglossum (adder’s-tongue)
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Ophioglossum pusillum (northern adder’s-tongue) - [information to be added]
Note:
1. Taxonomy and nomenclature follow Flora Novae Angliae by Arthur Haines (2011, Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-17154-9).