Rattlesnake fern (Botrychium virginianum)

Botrypus virginianus

Description 2

Fronds: Sterile frond a single leaf, triangular in outline, 4 to 10 inches long and wide, 3 or 4 times compound, each with up to 12 pairs of leaflets, leaflets thin, bright green, linear to narrowly lance-shaped, tapering to pointed tip, prominent midvein, deeply lobed, lobes shallowly lobed to coarsely toothed and blunt at the tip
Spores: fertile frond a branched cluster, arises from base of leaf, central stalk appearing as a continuation of main stem, half to twice as long as sterile frond, covered in hundreds of pale yellowish-green, bead-like capsules that contain the spores
Fruiting season: Summer
Height: 6-18 inches
Habitat: deciduous, conifer and mixed forest

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  1. (c) Kerry Woods, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/93854456@N03/12092341643/
  2. (c) Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)

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