Calflora Taxon Report
Botrychium simplex  E. Hitchc.
Little grape fern, Little grapefern, Yosemite moonwort
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2005 Steve Matson
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2005 Steve Matson
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2018 Belinda Lo
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2022 R.A. Chasey
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2020 John Rawlings
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2011 Aaron Sims
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2014 Jim Morefield
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2022 richard mcneill
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2022 richard mcneill
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Botrychium simplex is a fern that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Subspecies and Varieties:
Genus: Botrychium
Family: Ophioglossaceae  
Category: fern  
PLANTS group:Fern
Jepson eFlora section: fern
Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSBotrychium simplex ssp. simplex
PLANTSBotrychium simplex ssp. typicum
PLANTSBotrychium simplex var. laxifolium
PLANTSBotrychium simplex var. tenebrosum
PLANTSBotrychium tenebrosum
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[Wikipedia] Conservation Status, Rarity: It is listed as a special concern species in Connecticut and is believed extirpated.[3] It is endangered in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. It is listed as endangered and extirpated in Maryland, threatened in Iowa, exploitably vulnerable in New York, special concern in Rhode Island, and sensitive in Washington (state).[4] This species is extremely rare in most European countries. In Ukraine only one place is known.[5] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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