Botrychium matricariifolium | |
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Botrychium matricariifolium [1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Polypodiophyta |
Class: | Polypodiopsida |
Order: | Ophioglossales |
Family: | Ophioglossaceae |
Genus: | Botrychium |
Species: | B. matricariifolium
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Binomial name | |
Botrychium matricariifolium (Döll)
A.Braun ex
W.D.J.Koch
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Botrychium matricariifolium ( orth.var. B. matricariaefolium) is a species of fern in the Ophioglossaceae family. [3] It is referred to by the common names chamomile grape-fern, daisyleaf grape-fern, and matricary grape-fern. It is native to Europe and parts of eastern North America, including eastern Canada and parts of the United States. [4]
This fleshy fern grows up to 30 centimeters tall. [5] It produces dull green sterile leaf blades up to 10 centimeters long by 9 wide divided into a few pairs of segments. The fertile leaves are a bit longer and bear the spores. [4]
This species is very rare in most European countries. In Ukraine in total, there were recorded 17 loci: 10 before 1980, after 1980 – 7, as before and after 1980 – 0 location. [6]