Species: Botrychium simplex
Least Grapefern
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Filicinophyta
Class
Ophioglossopsida
Order
Ophioglossales
Family
Ophioglossaceae
Genus
Botrychium
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Least Moonwort - Little Grapefern - botryche simple - little grapefern
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Ferns and relatives
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Filicinophyta - Ophioglossopsida - Ophioglossales - Ophioglossaceae - Botrychium
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1998-05-20
Global Status Last Changed
1984-07-16
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
High elevations from southern California to North Carolina and northward to Alaska and Newfoundland; also widespread in the Old World. In Idaho, known from Boundary, Clearwater, and Custer Counties (Idaho Native Plant Society, 1993). In British Columbia, only known from Vancouver Island (Douglas, 1989).