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Botrychium rubellum

Farrar & Stensvold

Red Morph Lance-leaved Moonwort

GNRUnranked Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1307623
Element CodePPOPH012C0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusProvisional
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassOphioglossopsida
OrderOphioglossales
FamilyOphioglossaceae
GenusBotrychium
Concept Reference
Stensvold, M.C., and D.R. Farrar. 2024. A New Diploid Moonwort, Botrychium rubellum (Ophioglossaceae), in the Lanceolatum Complex of the Genus Botrychium. American Fern Journal 114(1) : 49-56.
Taxonomic Comments
Botrychium rubellum is published as a new species by Stensvold and Farrar (2024). Following Stensvold and Farrar (2024), B. lanceolatum var. lanceolatum is split into two species, with the green genotype retaining the name B. lanceolatum. B. rubellum, the red genotype has an orange-red to red common stalk, especially below the trophophore (Stensvold and Farrar 2024).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

"Meadows dominated by perennial herbaceous vegetation maintained by preventing succession to dominance by woody vegetation, often associated with natural periodic disturbance such as fire and avalanche, and with anthropogenic disturbance such as ski slopes and road shoulders past dominance by annual species (Johnson 2024 cited by Stensvold and Farrar 2024).
Terrestrial Habitats
Grassland/herbaceous
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritorySNRYes
AlbertaSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
WyomingS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cruces BasinCarson National Forest5,244
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Wyoming (3)
AreaForestAcres
Encampment River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest4,996
Rock CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest18,874
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
References (1)
  1. Stensvold, M.C., and D.R. Farrar. 2024. A New Diploid Moonwort, <i>Botrychium rubellum </i>(Ophioglossaceae), in the Lanceolatum Complex of the Genus <i>Botrychium. </i>American Fern Journal 114(1) : 49-56.