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Southern Grapefern

Botrychium biternatum

Description:

Leaves green over winter, sporophores seasonal, new leaves appearing in late spring--early summer. Fronds appear from August to October.

Habitat:

Southern Grapefern is found in moist forests, clearings and old fields. Frequent in low woods and brushy fields; 0--600 m; Ala., Ark., Del., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Ky., La., Md., Miss., Mo., N.J., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Va., W.Va.

Notes:

Spotted on Visitor Center (Green) Trail of Red Top Mountain State Park Additional refs: http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symb... http://www.caes.uga.edu/publications/pub...

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1 Comment

JamesHart
JamesHart 11 years ago

Looks like a botrickium

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Georgia, USA

Spotted on Mar 2, 2013
Submitted on Mar 5, 2013

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