Botrychium virginianum (TVA, Raven Rock Small Wild Area, Plants) · iNaturalist

Botrychium virginianum

Botrypus virginianus

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Summary ⁸

Botrypus virginianus, sometimes called rattlesnake fern, is a low-growing herb in the Ophioglossales, commonly a foot high or smaller. The plant is ternately branched and the leaves feel soft. The stem is bicolor, being pinkish or light tan at the base but greenish nearer the branches or leaves.

Faunal associations ⁹

Very little is known about floral-faunal relationships for Rattlesnake Fern. Sometimes evergreen ferns in this genus are browsed by the Ruffed Grouse, Wild Turkey, and White-Tailed Deer, but this usually happens during the winter when little else is available. However, in contrast to other species of its genus in North America, Rattlesnake Fern is deciduous, rather than evergreen.

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Adapted by Jonathan (JC) Carpenter from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botrypus_virginianus
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