Botrychium lanceolatum
Species of fern
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Botrychium lanceolatum, known as lanceleaf moonwort, is a species of plant belonging to the family Ophioglossaceae.[1]
| Lanceleaf Moonwort | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Ophioglossales |
| Family: | Ophioglossaceae |
| Genus: | Botrychium |
| Species: | B. lanceolatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Botrychium lanceolatum (S.G. Gmel.) Angstr. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Osmunda lanceolata S.G.Gmel. | |
Its native range is subarctic and temperate Northern Hemisphere including Greenland.[2][1]
Taxonomy
Botrychium lanceolatum was first described as Osmunda lanceolata by Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin in 1768.[3]