Botrychium boreale
Species of fern
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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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Ophioglossales |
| Family: | Ophioglossaceae |
| Genus: | Botrychium |
| Species: | B. boreale |
| Binomial name | |
| Botrychium boreale | |
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Botrychium crassinervium Rupr. 1858[1] | |
Taxonomy
Botrychium boreale was first described in 1857 by Julius Milde, based on material from Norway.[6]
