Species Details

Botrypus virginianus

rattlesnake fern

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Classification

Scientific Name: Botrypus virginianus (L.) Michx.
Common Name: rattlesnake fern
Family:	Ophioglossaceae
Element Code:	PPOPH010H0
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Botrychium virginianum

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-09-06

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Jun-Sep

Elevation:
715 - 1355 meters
2345 - 4445 feet

General Habitats:

Bogs and fens
Lower montane coniferous forest (mesic)
Meadows and seeps
Riparian forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Streambanks

Notes

Notes:
Threats: Possibly threatened by logging.
Taxonomy: Not in TJM (1993).

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	7
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	31	76 %
Logging	31	75%
Foot traffic/trampling	2	4%
Grazing	1	2%
Insufficient population/stand size	1	2%
Other	1	2%
Road/trail construction/maint.	1	2%
Altered flood/tidal/hydrologic regime	1	2%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					41
A	B	C	D	X	U
6	19	10	0	0	6

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	9
Recent <=20 Years	32

Presence:
Presumed Extant	41
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Alabama (AL), Alaska (AK), Arizona (AZ), Arkansas (AR), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Connecticut (CT), Delaware (DE), District of Columbia (DC), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Idaho (ID), Illinois (IL), Indiana (IN), Iowa (IA), Kansas (KS), Kentucky (KY), Louisiana (LA), Maine (ME), Maryland (MD), Massachusetts (MA), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), Mississippi (MS), Missouri (MO), Montana (MT), Nebraska (NE), Nevada (NV), New Hampshire (NH), New Jersey (NJ), New Mexico (NM), New York (NY), North Carolina (NC), North Dakota (ND), Ohio (OH), Oklahoma (OK), Oregon (OR), Pennsylvania (PA), Rhode Island (RI), South Carolina (SC), South Dakota (SD), Tennessee (TN), Texas (TX), Utah (UT), Vermont (VT), Virginia (VA), Washington (WA), West Virginia (WV), Wisconsin (WI), Wyoming (WY)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Mendocino (MEN), Shasta (SHA), Siskiyou (SIS), Trinity (TRI)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Big Bend (4112118), Buck Rock (3912288), City of Mount Shasta (4112233), Dunsmuir (4112223), Eaton Peak (4112238), Girard Ridge (4112222), Hagaman Gulch (4012157), Hatchet Mtn. Pass (4012177), Hennessy Peak (4012375), Jacks Backbone (4012166), Leech Lake Mtn. (3912381), Miller Mtn. (4012167), Montgomery Creek (4012178), Mumbo Basin (4112225), Roaring Creek (4012188), Rush Creek Lakes (4012278), Skunk Ridge (4112117), Tangle Blue Lake (4112226), Tombstone Mtn. (4112213), Viola (4012156), Whitmore (4012168)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory