Species: Botrychium virginianum
Rattlesnake Fern
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
botryche de Virginie - rattlesnake fern
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Ferns and relatives
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Filicinophyta - Ophioglossopsida - Ophioglossales - Ophioglossaceae - Botrychium - Kartesz (1994 checklist and 1999 floristic synthesis) does not recognize subspecies or varieties within this species. The Panama Conservation Data Center recognizes var. mexicanum and var. virginianum separately; the Alaska Heritage Program and the U.S. Air Force Academy (in Colorado) recognize var. europaeum separately.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1984-01-19
Global Status Last Changed
1984-01-19
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Southern Alaska to Labrador, south to Oregon, Arizona, Texas, Kansas, and Florida.