familyOphioglossaceae
genusBotrychium
subgenusBotrychium subg. Botrychium
speciesBotrychium hesperium

Botrychium hesperium

(Maxon & R. T. Clausen) W. H. Wagner & Lellinger

Amer. Fern J. 71: 92. 1981.

Warren H. Wagner Jr., Florence S. Wagner
Common names: Western moonwort
Endemic
Basionym: Botrychium matricariifolium subsp. hesperium Maxon & R.T. Clausen Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 19(2): 88, fig. 15. 1938
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 2.

Trophophore stalk 0–3 (–10) mm, to 1/4 length of trophophore rachis; blade ± gray-green, dull, oblong-linear to deltate, 1–2-pinnate, to 6 × 5 cm, firm. Pinnae to 6 pairs, ascending, usually approximate or overlapping except in shade-forms, distance between 1st and 2d pinnae not or slightly more than between 2d and 3d pairs, basal pinna pair commonly much larger and more divided than adjacent pair, lobed to tip, basal pair oblong to oblong-lanceolate with lobed margins, remainder broadly spatulate with entire margins or 1 or more shallow lobes, apex rounded, venation pinnate. Sporophores 1–3 pinnate, 2–3 times length of trophophore. 2n =180.


Phenology: Leaves appearing in midspring, dying in early fall.
Habitat: Grassy mountain slopes, snow fields, road ditches with willows, and sand dunes
Elevation: 200–2800 m

Distribution

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Alta., B.C., Ont., Sask., Ariz., Colo., Idaho, Mich., Mont., Utah, Wyo.

Discussion

In the Rocky Mountains Botrychium hesperium grows often with B. echo, and in the Lake Superior region, with B. acuminatum and B. matricariifolium.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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2n chromosome quantity
180 +
Apex architecture or shape
pinnate +
Apex shape
rounded +
Author
Warren H. Wagner Jr. +  and Florence S. Wagner +
Authority
(Maxon & R. T. Clausen) W. H. Wagner & Lellinger +
Basal pinna arrangement
than adjacent pair +
Basal pinna shape
Spatulate (Oblong) +
Basal pinna size
larger +
Basionyms
Botrychium matricariifolium subsp. hesperium +
Blade architecture
simple +  and 5-pinnate +
Blade architecture or shape
1-2-pinnate +
Blade coloration
gray-green +
Blade condition
dying +
Blade length
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
Blade presence
absent +
Blade quantity
1 +
Blade reflectance
dull +
Blade shape
oblong-linear +  and deltate +
Blade texture
firm +
Blade width
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Common name
Western moonwort +
Distribution
Alta. +, B.C. +, Ont. +, Sask. +, Ariz. +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Mich. +, Mont. +, Utah +  and Wyo. +
Elevation
200–2800 m +
Gametophyte architecture
unbranched +
Gametophyte coloration
not green +
Gametophyte length
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Gametophyte location
subterranean +
Gametophyte shape
ovate +
Gametophyte structure in adjective form
mycorrhizal +
Gametophyte texture
fleshy +
Gametophyte width
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Gemma presence
absent +
Gemma shape
Spheric (?) +
Gemma size
minute +
Habitat
Grassy mountain slopes, snow fields, road ditches with willows, and sand dunes +
Hair architecture or arrangement
uniseriate +
Hair arrangement
scattered +
Hair length or size
long +
Idioblast quantity
lacking +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
John Myers +
Indument presence
absent +
Indument quantity
of widely scattered , long , uniseriate hairs +
Lateral branch quantity
few +
Lateral branch size or width
narrow +
Leaf-base architecture
open +
Leaf-base architecture or fixation
clasping +
Leaf-base fusion
fused +
Leaf-base shape
dilated +
Leaf atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Leaf primordium development
successive +
Leaf primordium position relational
surrounding +
Leaf primordium pubescence
glabrous +
Leaf quantity
1 (?) +
Leaf reproduction
fertile +
Lobe quantity
1 (?) +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin shape
lobed +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Phenology
Leaves appearing in midspring, dying in early fall. +
Pinna arrangement
Overlapping (?) +  and Approximate (?) +
Pinna lobe architecture or shape
asymmetric +
Pinna orientation
ascending +
Pinna quantity
0 (6) +
Pinna segment architecture or shape
asymmetric +
Pinna shape
Fan-shaped (?) +  and Lanceolate (?) +
Plants perennial habitat
epiphytic +  and terrestrial +
Portion architecture
spore-bearing +  and laminate +
Portion nutrition
photosynthetic +
Portion reproduction
sterile +
Primordium pubescence
with long , uniseriate hairs +  and glabrous +
Publication title
Amer. Fern J. +
Publication year
1981 +
Rachis shape
flattened +
Rachis texture
not fleshy +
Rachis width
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Reference
None +
Ridge pubescence or texture
corky +
Root architecture
branching +
Root architecture or pubescence or relief
with corky ridges +  and smooth +
Root coloration
list +  and count +
Root diameter
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Root hair quantity
lacking +
Root location
1 +
Root quantity
10 +
Root reproduction
not proliferous +
Row quantity
2 +
Sheath condition
closed +
Source xml
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Special status
Endemic +
Species architecture
branched +
Species quantity
1 +
Sporangium architecture
sessile +  and short-stalked +
Sporangium arrangement
Cluster (?) +
Sporangium diameter
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
Sporangium position relational
embedded +
Sporangium prominence
exposed +
Spore architecture
thick-walled +  and trilete +
Spore quantity
1 +
Sporophore architecture
short-stalked +
Sporophore architecture or shape
pinnate +
Sporophore branch architecture or shape
pinnate +
Sporophore branch quantity
2 +
Sporophore height
high +
Sporophore length
2-3 times length of trophophore +
Sporophore length or size
long +
Sporophore orientation
arising +
Sporophore position relational
level +
Sporophore presence
absent +
Sporophore quantity
1 +  and 3 +
Sporophore structure in adjective form
sporangial +
Stalk height
high +
Stalk quantity
common +
Stalk shape
flattened +
Stalk texture
not fleshy +
Stalk width
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Stem architecture
unbranched +  and simple +
Stem orientation
upright +
Stem thickness
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Surface architecture or shape
baculate +
Surface arrangement
network +
Surface fragility
delicate +
Surface fusion
joined +
Surface pubescence or relief
warty +
Surface relief
tuberculate +  and rugate +
Taxon family
Ophioglossaceae +
Taxon name
Botrychium hesperium +
Taxon parent
Botrychium subg. Botrychium +
Taxon rank
species +
Tissue architecture
vascular +
Trophophore architecture
sessile +  and short-stalked +
Trophophore blade architecture
Compound (Simple) +
Trophophore blade presence
absent +
Trophophore orientation
arising +
Trophophore stalk atypical some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Trophophore stalk length
0 length of trophophore rachis +  and 1/4 length of trophophore rachis +
Trophophore stalk some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Vein architecture
anastomosing +
Vein arrangement
arranged +
Vein fusion
free +
Vein shape
pinnate +  and fan +
Volume
Volume 2 +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism growth form or habitat
terrestrial +
Whole organism some measurement
0cm (15cm) +
X chromosome quantity
45 +