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        Species - Leathery Grape-fern - Botrychium multifidum

Leathery Grape-fern - Botrychium multifidum

Other Names: Sceptridium multifidum

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: S4
C-value: 8

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General Description

Plants 10–45 cm. Trophophore shiny green, leathery, evergreen, 4–40 cm long, wider than long with up to 10 pairs of 1 to 2 times pinnate, overlapping pinnae. Sporophore 2 to 3 times pinnate, 1 to 2 times longer than trophophore (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range

Montana Range Range Descriptions

Native

Range Comments

In MT from Lincoln to Glacier counties south through the Ravalli County and disjunct in Gallatin County; AK to Greenland south to CA, AZ, IL, and VA (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 60

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Relative Density

Recency

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Habitat

Moist or wet, organic soils of meadows, forests; valleys, montane (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

References

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- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
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- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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Citation for data on this website:
Leathery Grape-fern — Botrychium multifidum. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on May 7, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=ppoph010b0