Family: Ophioglossaceae
rattlesnake fern
[Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw., more... ]
Etymology: Botrychium: diminutive of Greek botrus for "a cluster of grapes" from fruit display
Plants: perennial fern
Habitat: woods
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: perennial fern
Habitat: woods
Conservation Status: Native
In a wide range of deciduous and mixed conifer-hardwood forests, semi-open woodlands, shrub thickets, and on hummocks in white cedar swamps.
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 6, Wetland Indicator = FACU USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos University of Wisconsin - Green Bay: Fern & Fern Allies: Photos, descriptions, information Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Britton & Brown Illustrated Flora - 2nd Edition (1913) "An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada"