Status:
valid
Authors:
Underw.
Source:
tro
Year:
1896
Citation Micro:
Bot. Gaz. 22: 407, pl. 21 (1896)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001109047
Common Names
- Botrychium biternatum
- Two-Forked Moonwort
- Two-Forked Grape-Fern
Uses & Benefits
Botrychium biternatum is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a medicinal plant.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flower of Botrychium biternatum is a small, yellowish-green spike, with the seed being a small, yellowish-brown spore. The seedlings of Botrychium biternatum are small, green, and have a single, upright stem.
Cultivation and Propagation
Botrychium biternatum is a slow-growing, terrestrial fern that requires partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. Propagation is usually done by division of the rhizomes. It can also be propagated from spores.
Where to Find Botrychium biternatum
Botrychium biternatum can be found in the temperate regions of North America.
Species in the Botrychium genus
Botrychium atrovirens,
Botrychium biforme,
Botrychium lineare,
Botrychium microphyllum,
Botrychium triangularifolium,
Botrychium watertonense,
Botrychium alaskense,
Botrychium biternatum,
Botrychium boreale,
Botrychium dissectum,
Botrychium dusenii,
Botrychium jenmanii,
Botrychium lanceolatum,
Botrychium lunaria,
Botrychium lunarioides,
Botrychium matricariifolium,
Botrychium minganense,
Botrychium oneidense,
Botrychium simplex,
Botrychium subbifoliatum,
Botrychium ternatum,
Botrychium virginianum,
Botrychium pinnatum,
Botrychium pumicola,
Botrychium ternatum,
Botrychium montanum,
Botrychium hesperium,
Botrychium crenulatum,
Botrychium ascendens,
Botrychium campestre,
Botrychium echo,
Botrychium pedunculosum,
Botrychium paradoxum,
Botrychium rugulosum,
Botrychium mormo,
Botrychium australe,
Botrychium chamaeconium,
Botrychium schaffneri,
Botrychium decompositum,
Botrychium underwoodianum,
Botrychium pallidum,
Botrychium spathulatum,
Botrychium daucifolium,
Botrychium lanuginosum,
Botrychium japonicum,
Botrychium strictum,
Botrychium formosanum,
Botrychium nipponicum,
Botrychium multifidum,
Botrychium acuminatum,
Species in the Ophioglossaceae family