genus
Grapeferns
Botrychium
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Fern Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native grapeferns All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Common Moonwort
Botrychium lunaria
food
5
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Matricary Grapefern
Botrychium matricariifolium
food
5
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Mingan Moonwort
Botrychium minganense
food
1
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Lanceleaf Moonwort
Botrychium lanceolatum
food
1
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Northwestern Moonwort
Botrychium pinnatum
food
1
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American Moonwort
Botrychium neolunaria
food
1
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Little Grapefern
Botrychium simplex
food
1
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Narrow Triangle Moonwort
Botrychium angustisegmentum
food
1
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Scalloped Moonwort
Botrychium crenulatum
food
1
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Upswept Moonwort
Botrychium ascendens
food
1
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Mountain Moonwort
Botrychium montanum
food
1
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Western Moonwort
Botrychium hesperium
food
1
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Swamp Moonwort
Botrychium tenebrosum
food
1
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Pale Moonwort
Botrychium pallidum
food
1
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Prairie Moonwort
Botrychium campestre
food
1