Calflora Taxon Report
Botrychium montanum  W. H. Wagner
Western goblin
Botrychium montanum is a fern (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).
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Observation Search
~84 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Bloom Period
Genus: Botrychium
Family: Ophioglossaceae  
Category: fern  
PLANTS group:Fern
Jepson eFlora section: fern

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO
Information about Botrychium montanum from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (BOMO)

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