- Botrychium multifidum
Taxobox
name = "Botrychium multifidum"
image_width = 240px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Pteridophyta
classis =Psilotopsida
ordo =Ophioglossales
familia =Ophioglossaceae
genus = "Botrychium"
species = "B. multifidum"
binomial = "Botrychium multifidum"
binomial_authority = (S.G.Gmel.)Trevis.
synonyms = "Botrychium californicum"
"Botrychium coulteri"
"Botrychium matricariae"
"Botrychium silaifolium""Botrychium multifidum" is a species of
fern known by the common names leathery grapefern and leathery moonwort. It is native to Europe, Asia, and North America, where it is widespread and grows in moist areas in many habitat types. This is a fleshy, leathery plant growing from a smallcaudex with thin, corky roots. It produces a single leaf which emerges directly from the ground. It is divided into a sterile and a fertile part. The sterile part of the leaf is wide and has rounded or oval-shaped leaflets. The fertile part of the leaf is very different in shape, with grapelike clusters of sporangia by which it reproduces.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?72,73,79 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=BOMU USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500286 Flora of North America]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Botrychium+multifidum Photo gallery]
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