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Wildlife, Animals, and Plants
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BOTANICAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
SPECIES: Botrychium montanum | Mountain Moonwort
GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS :
Mountain moonwort grows to 3.5 inches (8.7 cm) in height. Leaves are
glaucous and dull; they are not succulent [8].
RAUNKIAER LIFE FORM :
Undisturbed State: Hemicryptophyte
Burned or Clipped State: Hemicryptophyte
REGENERATION PROCESSES :
NO-ENTRY
SITE CHARACTERISTICS :
Mountain moonwort is most abundant in moist, springy western redcedar
(Thuja plicata) forests. It is also found along grassy trail edges.
Mountain moonwort occurs at elevations ranging from 3,200 to 6,000 feet
(1,030-1,935 m). It may grow in pure stands but is generally associated
with Virginia grape-fern (Botrychium virginianum) and occasionally with
other Botrychium spp. [8].
SUCCESSIONAL STATUS :
NO-ENTRY
SEASONAL DEVELOPMENT :
NO-ENTRY
Related categories for Species: Botrychium montanum
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