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SPECIES: Botrychium matricariaefolium | Camomile Grape-Fern
ABBREVIATION :
BOTMAT
SYNONYMS :
NO-ENTRY
SCS PLANT CODE :
BOMA2
COMMON NAMES :
camomile grape-fern
daisyleaf grape-fern
Matricary grape fern
TAXONOMY :
The currently accepted scientific name of camomile grape-fern is
Botrychium matricariaefolium (Doell.) A. Braun.
LIFE FORM :
Fern or Fern Ally
FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS :
No special status
OTHER STATUS :
Camomile grape-fern is rare in Glacier National Park [6]. It is also
extremely rare in the Applachians south of Pennsylvania [7]. The South
Dakota Natural Heritage Program has listed camomile grape-fern under
status code U: "Status Undertermined--possibly rare, declining, or
extirpated in the state; more information is needed on present abundance
and threats to determine status."
COMPILED BY AND DATE :
Tara Y. Williams/September 1990
LAST REVISED BY AND DATE :
NO-ENTRY
AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION :
Williams, Tara Y. 1990. Botrychium matricariaefolium. In: Remainder of Citation
DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
SPECIES: Botrychium matricariaefolium | Camomile Grape-Fern
GENERAL DISTRIBUTION :
Camomile grape-fern is interruptedly circumboreal. It is not found at
the highest latitudes. It is also found in South America. It is common
in the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada [4]. Plants in
Colorado and South America are ssp. hesperium [3].
ECOSYSTEMS :
FRES10 White - red - jack pine
FRES11 Spruce - fir
FRES14 Oak - pine
FRES15 Oak - hickory
FRES18 Maple - beech - birch
FRES13 Loblolly - shortleaf pine
FRES26 Lodgepole pine
STATES :
CO CT HI ID IN MA MD ME MI MN
MT NC NH PA TN VT VA WV AB BC
LB MB NB NF NS NT ON PQ SK YT
ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS :
ACAD CACO CATO DEWA GLAC GRSM
INDU ISRO PIRO ROMO SHEN SLBE
BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS :
8 Northern Rocky Moutains
16 Upper Missouri Basin and Broken Lands
KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS :
NO-ENTRY
SAF COVER TYPES :
NO-ENTRY
SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES :
NO-ENTRY
HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES :
NO-ENTRY
VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Botrychium matricariaefolium | Camomile Grape-Fern
WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE :
NO-ENTRY
IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE :
NO-ENTRY
PALATABILITY :
NO-ENTRY
NUTRITIONAL VALUE :
NO-ENTRY
COVER VALUE :
NO-ENTRY
VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES :
Camomile grape-fern was found in a borrow pit along the main road in
Glacier National Park which suggests that it will grow on disturbed
sites [5].
OTHER USES AND VALUES :
NO-ENTRY
MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS :
Camomile grape-fern is found in populations that may not persist for
long periods of time. Destruction of populations during road
maintenance in Glacier National Park should be avoided [5].
BOTANICAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
SPECIES: Botrychium matricariaefolium | Camomile Grape-Fern
GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS :
Camomile grape-fern grows 4 to 12 inches (10-30 cm) tall. It is a stout
plant and rather fleshy. Individuals are inconspicuous and scattered
[4,7].
RAUNKIAER LIFE FORM :
Undisturbed State: Hemicryptophyte
Burned or Clipped State: Hemicryptophyte
REGENERATION PROCESSES :
NO-ENTRY
SITE CHARACTERISTICS :
Camomile grape-fern grows in dry or more often damp, partially shaded
areas in coniferous forests or rich deciduous woods on slopes
[3,4,5,7,9]. It has been reported at 4,340 feet (1,400 m) in the
Southeast [9] and between 8,000 and 10,000 feet (2,580 and 3,225 m) in
Colorado [3].
SUCCESSIONAL STATUS :
NO-ENTRY
SEASONAL DEVELOPMENT :
Camomile grape-fern matures by late July or August [5].
FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Botrychium matricariaefolium | Camomile Grape-Fern
FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS :
NO-ENTRY
POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY :
NO-ENTRY
FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Botrychium matricariaefolium | Camomile Grape-Fern
IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT :
NO-ENTRY
DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT :
NO-ENTRY
PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE :
NO-ENTRY
DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE :
NO-ENTRY
FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS :
NO-ENTRY
REFERENCES
SPECIES: Botrychium matricariaefolium | Camomile Grape-Fern
REFERENCES :
1. Bernard, Stephen R.; Brown, Kenneth F. 1977. Distribution of mammals,
reptiles, and amphibians by BLM physiographic regions and A.W. Kuchler's
associations for the eleven western states. Tech. Note 301. Denver, CO:
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. 169 p.
[434]
2. Harrington, H. D. 1964. Manual of the plants of Colorado. 2d ed.
Chicago: The Swallow Press Inc. 666 p. [6851]
3. Hitchcock, C. Leo; Cronquist, Arthur; Ownbey, Marion. 1969. Vascular
plants of the Pacific Northwest. Part 1: Vascular cryptograms,
gymnosperms, and monocotyledons. Seattle, WA: University of Washington
Press. 914 p. [1169]
4. Lesica, Peter. 1984. Rare vascular plants of Glacier National Park,
Montana. Missoula, MT: University of Montana, Department of Botany. 27
p. [12049]
5. Lesica, P.; Moore, G.; Peterson, K. M.; Rumely, J. H. (Montana Rare
Plant Project). 1984. Vascular plants of limited distribution in
Montana. Monograph No. 2. Montana Academy of Sciences, Supplement to the
Proceedings, Volume 43. Bozman, MT: Montana State University, Montana
Academy of Sciences. 61 p. [11656]
6. Pittillo, J. Dan; Wagner, W. H., Jr.; Farrar, Donald R.; Leonard, S. W.
1975. New Pteridophyte records in the Highlands Biological Station area,
southern Appalachians. Castanea. 40(4): 263-272. [14230]
7. Raunkiaer, C. 1934. The life forms of plants and statistical plant
geography. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 632 p. [2843]
8. Voss, Edward G. 1972. Michigan flora. Part I. Gymnosperms and monocots.
Bloomfield Hills, MI: Cranbrook Institute of Science; Ann Arbor, MI:
University of Michigan Herbarium. 488 p. [11471]
9. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. 1982.
National list of scientific plant names. Vol. 1. List of plant names.
SCS-TP-159. Washington, DC. 416 p. [11573]
Index
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