Botrychium dissectum Spreng.

Synonym(s):

Botrychium dissectum Spreng. var. obliquum (Muhl. ex Willd.) Clute,
Botrychium obliquum Muhl. ex Willd.

Common Name(s):

Dissected grapefern,
Cutleaf grapefern,
Oblique grapefern

Family Name(s):

Ophioglossaceae

Type:

Terrestrial

Sterile Frond Division:

3-4 pinnate

Sterile Frond Shape:

Triangular

Fertile Frond Shape:

Stalked Structure Bearing Spores

Sori:

Beadlike

Growth:

Solitary

Special Features:	The sterile fronds may have entire margins to the pinnae, or can have finely dissected margins. The sterile fronds are often bronze to purple colored in the winter.
Habitat:	Moist woods, swamps.

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