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Botrychium pinnatum H. St. John[FNA2, HC2]
northwestern moonwort, St. John

Publication: Amer. Fern J. 19: 11. 1929.

Origin: Native

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Notes: An allotetraploid species derived from Botrychium lanceolatum s.l. and B. neolunaria. FNA2: "Botrychium pinnatum is most commonly associated with B. lanceolatum and B. lunaria [= B. neolunaria]. Specimens of B. pinnatum in North America have been misidentified as Botrychium boreale."

Last updated 1/15/2024 by David Giblin.


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Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Botrychium boreale J. Milde, misapplied[FNA2, HC]
Botrychium boreale J. Milde ssp. obtusilobum (Rupr.) R.T. Clausen
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