A Digital Flora
of Newfoundland and Labrador
Vascular Plants



Ophioglossaceae: Adder's-Tongue Family



Botrychium virginianum (L.) Swartz






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Page created November 15, 2001
Page last updated August 23, 2009




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Botrychium ascendens
Botrychium lanceolatum subsp. angustisegmentum
Botrychium lanceolatum subsp. lanceolatum
Botrychium lunaria
Botrychium cf. lunaria
Botrychium matricariifolium
Botrychium cf. matricariifolium
Botrychium minganense
Botrychium multifidum
Botrychium cf. multifidum
Botrychium pinnatum
Botrychium simplex
Botrychium virginianum





Botrychium ascendens W. H. Wagner  -  Ascending Moonwort - [NF]
Sandy Cove, Tilting, Newfoundland. Sparsely-vegetated sand behind active beach. July 26, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Sporophore, Closeup
Sporophore
Sporophore and Trophophore
Trophophores
Trophophores
Whole Plant, Lower Part
Whole Plant
Whole Plants
Whole Plants
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plants, Small
Whole Plant, Stunted
Whole Plants, Stunted
Sandy Cove, Tilting, Newfoundland. Sparsely-vegetated sand behind active beach. July 26, 2006. [Digital - Howard Clase]
Whole Plant
Sandy Cove, Tilting, Newfoundland. Sparsely-vegetated sand behind active beach. July 26, 2006. [Digital - Henry Mann]
Trophophore
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Sandy Cove, Tilting, Newfoundland. Sparsely-vegetated sand behind active beach. July 26, 2006. [Digital - Gene Herzberg]
Whole Plants
Whole Plants

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Botrychium lunaria (Linnaeus) Swartz  -  Common Moonwort - [NF, LAB]
East of Eddies Cove, Newfoundland. Large gravel pit. July 12, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Whole Plant
St. Paul's, Newfoundland. Fishing point. Raised gravel beach berm. July 14, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Sporophore, Closeup
Sporophore
Sporophore
Plum Point, Newfoundland. Flat, disturbed ground near sea. July 15, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Whole Plant
St. Paul's, Newfoundland. Fishing point. Raised gravel beach berm. July 20, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plants
Grand Bay West, Newfoundland. Vegetated sand dunes behind beach. July 22, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Sporophore
Trophophoe
Whole Plant
Sandy Cove, Tilting, Newfoundland. Sparsely-vegetated sand behind active beach. July 26, 2006. [Digital - Andrus Voitk]
Whole Plant
Ramah Bay, Labrador. August 1-3, 2005, 2003. [Digital - Michael Burzynski]
Whole Plants
Whole Plants

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Botrychium cf. lunaria (Linnaeus) Swartz [cf. also Botrychium yaaxudakeit Stensvold and Farrar]  -  Common Moonwort - [NF]
Cape Freels, Newfoundland. Vegetated sand dunes behind beach. July 23, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Sporophore Closeup
Sporophore
Trophophore
Whole Plant
Cape Freels, Newfoundland. Vegetated sand dunes behind beach. July 23, 2006. [Digital - Howard Clase]
Whole Plant
Trophophore
Trophophore

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Botrychium matricariifolium (Döll) A. Braun ex W. D. J. Koch  -  Matricary Moonwort - [NF, LAB - RARE]
Exploits Island, Newfoundland. Barren headland west of village, north side. July 19, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Sporophore
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plant

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Botrychium cf. matricariifolium (Döll) A. Braun ex W. D. J. Koch [presumably very small examples?]  -  Matricary Moonwort - [NF, LAB - RARE]
Twillingate, North Island, Newfoundland. Heath barren near sea cliffs below the lighthouse. Limestone influence. Juy 27, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Sporophore
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Twillingate, North Island, Newfoundland. Heath barren near sea cliffs below the lighthouse. Limestone influence. Juy 27, 2006. [Digital - John Molgaard]
Trophophore
Whole Plant
Twillingate, North Island, Newfoundland. Heath barren near sea cliffs below the lighthouse. Limestone influence. Juy 27, 2006. [Digital - Gene Herzberg]
Whole Plant
Whole Plant in Habitat
Twillingate, North Island, Newfoundland. Heath barren near sea cliffs below the lighthouse. Limestone influence. Juy 27, 2006. [Digital - Henry Mann]
Trophophore
Twillingate, North Island, Newfoundland. Heath barren near sea cliffs below the lighthouse. Limestone influence. Juy 27, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Sporophore and Trochophore
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Twillingate, North Island, Newfoundland. Heath barren near sea cliffs below the lighthouse. Limestone influence. Juy 27, 2006. [Digital - Gene Herzberg]
Whole Plant
Whole Plant in Habitat
Twillingate, North Island, Newfoundland. Heath barren near sea cliffs below the lighthouse. Limestone influence. Juy 27, 2006. [Digital - Henry Mann]
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Twillingate, North Island, Newfoundland. Heath barren near sea cliffs below the lighthouse. Limestone influence. Juy 27, 2006. [Digital - Carl Munden]
Habitat

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Botrychium minganense Victorin  -  Mingan Moonwort - [NF, LAB]
Port au Port, Newfoundland. June 10, 2001. [Transparency - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]
Whole Plant
Sandy Cove, Tilting, Newfoundland. Sparsely-vegetated sand behind active beach. July 26, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Sporophore, Closeup
Trophophore
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Sandy Cove, Tilting, Newfoundland. Sparsely-vegetated sand behind active beach. July 26, 2006. [Digital - Howard Clase]
Trophophore
Sandy Cove, Tilting, Newfoundland. Sparsely-vegetated sand behind active beach. July 26, 2006. [Digital - Howard Clase]
Trophophore
Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, Quebec. Cap Crow. Just west of Quebec/Labrador Border. Open grassy heath. July 27, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Sporophore
Trophophore with abberant extra small sporophore!

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Botrychium cf. minganense Vict. [cf. also Botrychium tunux Stensvold and Farrar]  -  Mingan Moonwort - [NF, LAB]
Sandy Cove, Tilting, Newfoundland. Sparsely-vegetated sand behind active beach. July 26, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Sporophore
Sporophore
Sporophore
Trophophore
Whole Plant
Young Plant [maybe this species?]
Sandy Cove, Tilting, Newfoundland. Sparsely-vegetated sand behind active beach. July 26, 2006. [Digital - Gene Herzberg]
Whole Plant
Whole Plant [with young plant, maybe this species?]
Whole Plant [young plant, maybe this species?]
Sandy Cove, Tilting, Newfoundland. Sparsely-vegetated sand behind active beach. July 26, 2006. [Digital - John Molgaard]
Whole Plant

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Botrychium cf. minganense Victorin [cf. also Botrychium tunux Stensvold and Farrar]  -  Mingan Moonwort - [NF, LAB]
North of Eddies Cove, Newfoundland. Old shore road. Shoulder and ditch. Limestone area. July 7, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Whole Plant
Whole Plants
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plants
Whole Plants
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plants
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
East of Eddies Cove, Newfoundland. Large gravel pit. July 12, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Sporophore
Sporophore
Whole Plant
Whole Plant

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Botrychium multifidum (S. G. Gmelin) Ruprecht  -  Common Moonwort - [NF, LAB]
Doctor's Hill, Newfoundland. Rocky, grassy, upland meadow. August 20, 2005. [Digital - Claudia Hanel]
Sporophore
Trophophore
Whole Plants in Habitat
Habitat
Habitat

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Botrychium cf. multifidum (S. G. Gmelin) Ruprecht [cf. also Botrychium rugulosum]  -  Common Moonwort - [NF, LAB]
Grand Bay West, Newfoundland. Lightly-vegetated dunes behind beach. July 31, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Sporophore, Closeup
Sporophore
Sporophore
Whole Plant
Whole Plant
Whole Plant

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Botrychium virginianum (Linnaeus) Swartz  -  Rattlesnake Fern - [NF, LAB]
Table Head, Newfoudland. "Bellburns Airport" Limestone area. June 28, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Sporophore, Closeup
Sporophore, Closeup
Sporophore and Trophophore
Sporophore and Trophophore
Sporophore and Trophophore
Below south end of North Summit of the Highlands of St. John [*], Newfoundland. Disturbed rocky and peaty roadside. Limestone area. July 15, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Sporophore
Whole Plant

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