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Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Common Name Results

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Common Name: rattlesnake fern
Family Name: Ophioglossaceae

SPECIES

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

*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.
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