| Genus | Botrychium |
|---|---|
| Species | boreale |
| Authority | (Fr.) Milde |
| Synonyms | Botrychium crassinervium Rupr. 1858[1] |
Botrychium boreale, commonly called northern moonwort, is a species of fern in the family Ophioglossaceae.[2][3] It has a short, single leaved rhizome that stands upright.[4][5]
Taxonomy
Botrychium boreale was first described in 1857 by Julius Milde, based on material from Norway.[6]
References
- ^ B. crassinervium Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 02 Jan 2012
- ^ "PLANTS Profile for Botrychium boreale".
- ^ Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Zhang, Xian-Chun; Schneider, Harald (2011). "A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns". Phytotaxa. 19: 7–54. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.19.1.2
- ^ Hördur Kristinsson. Flowering Plants and Ferns of Iceland. (ISBN 978-9979-3-3158-2)
- ^ Grønlands flora. 3. reviderede udgave ed. København: P. Haase & Sons. 1978. ISBN 87-559-0385-1. OCLC 183098604
- ^ Milde, J. (1857). "Ueber Botrychium boreale Milde" (in German). Botanische Zeitung. 15 (51): 880–881.