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'''''Botrychium pallidum''''', the '''pale moonwort''', is a species of segregate ] in the ] family. It was originally described from ], collected from a site near ].<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal |last=Gilman |first=Arthur V. |date=July 2004 |title=Botrychium pallidum Newly Discovered in Maine |url=http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1640/0002-8444%282004%29094%5B0155%3ASN%5D2.0.CO%3B2 |journal=American Fern Journal |language=en |volume=94 |issue=3 |pages=155–156 |doi=10.1640/0002-8444(2004)0942.0.CO;2 |issn=0002-8444}}</ref> Prior to its discovery by ], it was only known from a ] record sheet at the ].<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal |last=Lombard |first=Karen |date=2006 |title=Nebc Meeting News |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23313712 |journal=Rhodora |volume=108 |issue=934 |pages=188–194 |issn=0035-4902}}</ref> | ||
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==Description== | ||
| ''Botrychium pallidum'' is a small, inconspicuous plant, usually growing to a height of {{Convert|7|cm|in}} or less.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Sessa |first=Emily |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Ferns_Spikemosses_Clubmosses_and_Quillwo/fNjVEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |title=Ferns, Spikemosses, Clubmosses, and Quillworts of Eastern North America |date=2024-03-05 |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=978-0-691-22044-4 |pages=209 |language=en}}</ref> It is usually smaller than ].<ref name=":4" /> It has pale leaves that vary from whitish to bluish green; the colour changes to green when moist.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Palmer |first=Daniel D. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Michigan_Ferns_and_Lycophytes/h5FaDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |title=Michigan Ferns and Lycophytes: A Guide to Species of the Great Lakes Region |date=2018-05-25 |publisher=University of Michigan Press |isbn=978-0-472-12365-0 |pages=259, 356 |language=en}}</ref> Leaves are ] and divided into a bladelike ] and a fertile sporophore (spore-producing organ).<ref name=":1" /> | ''Botrychium pallidum'' is a small, inconspicuous plant, usually growing to a height of {{Convert|7|cm|in}} or less.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Sessa |first=Emily |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Ferns_Spikemosses_Clubmosses_and_Quillwo/fNjVEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |title=Ferns, Spikemosses, Clubmosses, and Quillworts of Eastern North America |date=2024-03-05 |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=978-0-691-22044-4 |pages=209 |language=en}}</ref> It is usually smaller than ].<ref name=":4" /> It has pale leaves that vary from whitish to bluish green; the colour changes to green when moist.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Palmer |first=Daniel D. |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Michigan_Ferns_and_Lycophytes/h5FaDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |title=Michigan Ferns and Lycophytes: A Guide to Species of the Great Lakes Region |date=2018-05-25 |publisher=University of Michigan Press |isbn=978-0-472-12365-0 |pages=259, 356 |language=en}}</ref> Leaves are ] and divided into a bladelike ] and a fertile sporophore (spore-producing organ).<ref name=":1" /> | ||
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==Distribution== | ||
| Pale moonwort is found in a variety of habitats both native and disturbed, including former mining sites, burned areas, and open, exposed hillsides. In the state of Colorado, it has been found only in high elevation, subalpine wetlands.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/White_River_National_Forest_N_F_Land_and/Dqg2AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |title=White River National Forest (N.F.), Land and Resource Management Plan: Environmental Impact Statement |date=2002 |pages=158–160 |language=en}}</ref> After its identification in 1990, it was known from sporadic, small colonies dotted throughout Colorado, Saskatchewan, Michigan, Ontario, and Quebec.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wagner |first=W. H. |last2=Wagner |first2=F. S. |date=1994 |title=Another Widely Disjunct, Rare and Local North American Moonwort (Ophioglossaceae: Botrychium subg. Botrychium) |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1547552 |journal=American Fern Journal |volume=84 |issue=1 |pages=5–10 |doi=10.2307/1547552 |issn=0002-8444}}</ref> By 2006, a new population in Maine was identified by ], then president of the ].<ref name=":3" /> A species was reportedly collected in Manitoba in 1959 near ].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Staniforth |first=Richard J. |last2=Friesen |first2=Chris |date=2012-12-25 |title=Pale Moonwort in Manitoba: An Old Record Confirmed |url=https://bluejayjournal.ca/index.php/bluejay/article/view/339 |journal=Blue Jay |volume=70 |issue=4 |pages=257–258 |doi=10.29173/bluejay339 |issn=2562-5667 |archive-url=https://dn790006.ca.archive.org/0/items/bluejay704sask/bluejay704sask.pdf |archive-date=4 November 2023}}</ref> | Pale moonwort is found in a variety of habitats both native and disturbed, including former mining sites, burned areas, and open, exposed hillsides. In the state of Colorado, it has been found only in high elevation, subalpine wetlands.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/White_River_National_Forest_N_F_Land_and/Dqg2AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |title=White River National Forest (N.F.), Land and Resource Management Plan: Environmental Impact Statement |date=2002 |pages=158–160 |language=en}}</ref> After its identification in 1990, it was known from sporadic, small colonies dotted throughout Colorado, Saskatchewan, Michigan, Ontario, and Quebec.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wagner |first=W. H. |last2=Wagner |first2=F. S. |date=1994 |title=Another Widely Disjunct, Rare and Local North American Moonwort (Ophioglossaceae: Botrychium subg. Botrychium) |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1547552 |journal=American Fern Journal |volume=84 |issue=1 |pages=5–10 |doi=10.2307/1547552 |issn=0002-8444}}</ref> By 2006, a new population in Maine was identified by ], then president of the ].<ref name=":3" /> A species was reportedly collected in Manitoba in 1959 near ].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Staniforth |first=Richard J. |last2=Friesen |first2=Chris |date=2012-12-25 |title=Pale Moonwort in Manitoba: An Old Record Confirmed |url=https://bluejayjournal.ca/index.php/bluejay/article/view/339 |journal=Blue Jay |volume=70 |issue=4 |pages=257–258 |doi=10.29173/bluejay339 |issn=2562-5667 |archive-url=https://dn790006.ca.archive.org/0/items/bluejay704sask/bluejay704sask.pdf |archive-date=4 November 2023}}</ref> | ||
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Species of fern
| Botrychium pallidum | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Ophioglossales |
| Family: | Ophioglossaceae |
| Genus: | Botrychium |
| Species: | B. pallidum |
| Binomial name | |
| Botrychium pallidum W.H.Wagner | |
Botrychium pallidum, the pale moonwort, is a species of segregate fern in the Ophioglossaceae family. It was originally described from Quebec, collected from a site near Baie-Sainte-Catherine. Prior to its discovery by Warren H. Wagner, it was only known from a herbarium record sheet at the Universite de Laval.
Description
Botrychium pallidum is a small, inconspicuous plant, usually growing to a height of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) or less. It is usually smaller than Botrychium minganense. It has pale leaves that vary from whitish to bluish green; the colour changes to green when moist. Leaves are glaucous and divided into a bladelike trophophore and a fertile sporophore (spore-producing organ).
Distribution
Pale moonwort is found in a variety of habitats both native and disturbed, including former mining sites, burned areas, and open, exposed hillsides. In the state of Colorado, it has been found only in high elevation, subalpine wetlands. After its identification in 1990, it was known from sporadic, small colonies dotted throughout Colorado, Saskatchewan, Michigan, Ontario, and Quebec. By 2006, a new population in Maine was identified by Art Gilman, then president of the New England Botanical Society. A species was reportedly collected in Manitoba in 1959 near Otterburne.
References
- ^ Palmer, Daniel D. (2018-05-25). Michigan Ferns and Lycophytes: A Guide to Species of the Great Lakes Region. University of Michigan Press. pp. 259, 356. ISBN 978-0-472-12365-0.
- ^ Gilman, Arthur V. (July 2004). "Botrychium pallidum Newly Discovered in Maine". American Fern Journal. 94 (3): 155–156. doi:10.1640/0002-8444(2004)094[0155:SN]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0002-8444.
- ^ Lombard, Karen (2006). "Nebc Meeting News". Rhodora. 108 (934): 188–194. ISSN 0035-4902.
- ^ Sessa, Emily (2024-03-05). Ferns, Spikemosses, Clubmosses, and Quillworts of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 209. ISBN 978-0-691-22044-4.
- White River National Forest (N.F.), Land and Resource Management Plan: Environmental Impact Statement. 2002. pp. 158–160.
- Wagner, W. H.; Wagner, F. S. (1994). "Another Widely Disjunct, Rare and Local North American Moonwort (Ophioglossaceae: Botrychium subg. Botrychium)". American Fern Journal. 84 (1): 5–10. doi:10.2307/1547552. ISSN 0002-8444.
- Staniforth, Richard J.; Friesen, Chris (2012-12-25). "Pale Moonwort in Manitoba: An Old Record Confirmed" (PDF). Blue Jay. 70 (4): 257–258. doi:10.29173/bluejay339. ISSN 2562-5667. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023.
Further reading
- Wagner, W. H.; Wagner, F. S. (1990). "Notes on the Fan-Leaflet Group of Moonworts in North America with Descriptions of Two New Members". American Fern Journal. 80 (3): 73–81. doi:10.2307/1547172. ISSN 0002-8444.
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