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Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Family Results

Category: Pteridophytes
Family Name: Ophioglossaceae

SPECIES

Botrychium - [maps | photos]

             • Botrychium alabamense Maxon
  • Botrychium matricariifolium (A. Braun ex Dowell) A. Braun ex W.D.J. Koch (TN Special Concern)
    NWI R2 TN: Obligate Upland
    Common Name: daisyleaf moonwort
  • Botrychium simplex E. Hitchc. (TN Endangered)
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
    Common Name: little grapefern

Botrypus - [maps | photos]

  • Botrypus virginianus (L.) Holub
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
    Common Name: rattlesnake fern
    Synonyms:
             • Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw.

Ophioglossum - [maps | photos]

  • Ophioglossum pycnostichum (Fern.) A. & D. Löve
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
    Common Name: southern adder's-tongue
    Synonyms:
             • Ophioglossum vulgatum L. var. pycnostichum Fern.
             • Ophioglossum vulgatum L.

Sceptridium - [maps | photos]

             • Botrychium dissectum Spreng. var. tenuifolium (Underw.) Farw.
             • Botrychium biternatum (Sav.) Underw.
             • Botrychium tenuifolium (L.) Underw.
             • Botrychium obliquum Muhl. ex. Willd.
             • Botrychium dissectum Spreng.
  • Sceptridium jenmanii (Under.) Lyon (TN Threatened)
    NWI R2 TN: Facultative
    Common Name: Alabama grapefern
    Synonyms:
             • Botrychium jenmanii Underw.
             • Botrychium alabamense Maxon
  • Sceptridium oneidense (Gilbert) Holub (TN Special Concern)
    Common Name: blunt-lobed grapefern
    Synonyms:
             • Botrychium oneidense (Gilbert) House

*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee
All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
Click here for a description of rare, threatened, or endangered (RTE) status & National Wetland Indicator (NWI) status.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Jessica M. Budke or Margaret Oliver.

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