Ophioglossaceae
Adder's-Tongue Family
4 genera
16 species
4 subspecies and varieties
16 species
4 subspecies and varieties
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Botrychium ascendens – upswept moonwort
Origin: Native
Origin: Native
• var. lineare – narrow-leaf grapefern, slender moonwort
Botrychium crenulatum – dainty moonwort, scalloped moonwort
Distribution: East Cascades in northern Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana and Arizona
Habitat: Mesic meadows, fen margins, and streamsides under Thuja plicata, at montane elevations.
Origin: Native
Spores: June-August
Distribution: East Cascades in northern Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana and Arizona
Habitat: Mesic meadows, fen margins, and streamsides under Thuja plicata, at montane elevations.
Origin: Native
Spores: June-August
Botrychium lanceolatum – lance-leaved grapefern, red triangle moonwort
Distribution: Circumboreal, extending south to southern Washington and Pennsylvania
Habitat: Moist or wet places in the mountains, occasionally to high elevations
Origin: Native
Distribution: Circumboreal, extending south to southern Washington and Pennsylvania
Habitat: Moist or wet places in the mountains, occasionally to high elevations
Origin: Native
Botrychium michiganense – Michigan moonwort
Distribution: Scattered in Western North America and eastward to the Great Lakes; in Washington known from the northeast corner of the state.
Habitat: Mesic montane meadows.
Origin: Native
Distribution: Scattered in Western North America and eastward to the Great Lakes; in Washington known from the northeast corner of the state.
Habitat: Mesic montane meadows.
Origin: Native
Botrychium minganense – Mingan moonwort
Distribution: Alaska to California, east to Colorado and to Maine across the northern tier of states
Origin: Native
Distribution: Alaska to California, east to Colorado and to Maine across the northern tier of states
Origin: Native
Botrychium montanum – western goblin, mountain moonwort
Distribution: British Columbia to California, east to Montana
Origin: Native
Distribution: British Columbia to California, east to Montana
Origin: Native
Botrychium pinnatum – northwestern moonwort, St. John
Distribution: Alaska to Washington and the Wallowa Mountains of Oregon
Habitat: Moist or wet, mostly open places at fairly high elevations in the mountains
Origin: Native
Distribution: Alaska to Washington and the Wallowa Mountains of Oregon
Habitat: Moist or wet, mostly open places at fairly high elevations in the mountains
Origin: Native
Botrychium simplex – least moonwort
Origin: Native
Origin: Native
• var. simplex – little grapefern, least moonwort
Botrychium viride – green triangle moonwort
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in the northeastern counties in Washington; Alaska to Oregon, also in New Mexico.
Habitat: Moist montane or subalpine meadows to open forest or thickets.
Origin: Native
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in the northeastern counties in Washington; Alaska to Oregon, also in New Mexico.
Habitat: Moist montane or subalpine meadows to open forest or thickets.
Origin: Native
Botrypus virginianus – rattlesnake fern, common grapefern, Virginia grapefern
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest and in the northeastern counties in Washington; Alaska to California, east across most of North America to the Atlantic Coast; also in Eurasia.
Habitat: Moist woods and thickets, seldom in meadows, from valleys to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest and in the northeastern counties in Washington; Alaska to California, east across most of North America to the Atlantic Coast; also in Eurasia.
Habitat: Moist woods and thickets, seldom in meadows, from valleys to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Ophioglossum pusillum – northern adder's-tongue
Distribution: Alaska to California, and Montana east to Maine and Virginia
Habitat: Meadows and woods at moderate elevations in the mountains
Origin: Native
Distribution: Alaska to California, and Montana east to Maine and Virginia
Habitat: Meadows and woods at moderate elevations in the mountains
Origin: Native
Sceptridium multifidum – leathery grapefern
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest and in the northeastern counties in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, northern Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and northeastern North America.
Habitat: Open or shaded places, including meadows, wetland margins, and forest edge, from low elevations to the subalpine.
Origin: Native
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest and in the northeastern counties in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, northern Great Plains, Great Lakes region, and northeastern North America.
Habitat: Open or shaded places, including meadows, wetland margins, and forest edge, from low elevations to the subalpine.
Origin: Native
