Species Details

Botrychium ascendens

upswept moonwort

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Classification

Scientific Name: Botrychium ascendens W. Wagner
Common Name: upswept moonwort
Family:	Ophioglossaceae
Element Code:	PPOPH010S0
USDA Plants Symbol:	BOAS2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3G4
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	USFS_S
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12
Add Date:	1994-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-08-25

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb
Blooming Period: (Jun)Jul-Aug
Elevation: 1115 - 3045 meters 3660 - 9990 feet
General Habitat: Lower montane coniferous forest Meadows and seeps
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat: Mesic

Notes

Notes: Possibly threatened by logging, trampling, and foot traffic. On watch list in NV, candidate for state listing in OR, and state-listed as Sensitive in WA. See American Fern Journal 76(2):36 (1986) for original description, and Madroño 36(2):131-136 (1989) for discussion of Jonesville records.
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					53
A	B	C	D	X	U
8	16	6	6	1	16

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	7
Recent <=20 Years	46

Presence:
Presumed Extant	52
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	1

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Alaska (AK), California (CA), Idaho (ID), Minnesota (MN), Montana (MT), Nevada (NV), Oregon (OR), Washington (WA), Wyoming (WY)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Alpine (ALP), Amador (AMA), Butte (BUT), Calaveras (CAL), El Dorado (ELD), Fresno (FRE), Inyo (INY), Lassen (LAS), Modoc (MOD), Mono (MNO), Nevada (NEV), Placer (PLA), Plumas (PLU), San Bernardino (SBD), Shasta (SHA), Sierra (SIE), Tehama (TEH), Tulare (TUL), Tuolumne (TUO)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Butte Meadows (4012115), Calaveras Dome (3812042), Canyondam (4012121), Caples Lake (3812061), Carson Pass (3811968), Cascade (3912162), Cherry Lake North (3811918), Convict Lake (3711857), Crooked Creek (3711841), Dardanelles Cone (3811947), Dunderberg Peak (3811913), Ebbetts Pass (3811957), Echo Lake (3812071), Emerald Bay (3812081), Gallatin Peak (4012056), Graniteville (3912046), Haiwee Pass (3611821), Haypress Valley (3912055), Hobart Mills (3912042), Humboldt Peak (4012124), Humbug Valley (4012123), Jacks Backbone (4012166), Jonesville (4012114), Kaiser Peak (3711932), Kyburz (3812073), Lassen Peak (4012145), Leek Spring Hill (3812063), Liberty Hill (3812031), Loon Lake (3812083), Lundy (3811912), Meeks Bay (3912011), Monache Mountain (3611822), Mt. Barcroft (3711852), Mt. Harkness (4012143), Mt. Henry (3711827), North Palisade (3711815), Olancha (3611831), Peddler Hill (3812053), Red Cinder (4012142), Robbs Peak (3812084), Rockbound Valley (3812082), Roop Mountain (4012047), Royal Gorge (3912024), Skunk Ridge (4112117), South Lake Tahoe (3811988), Station Peak (3711851), Tahoe City (3912022), Telegraph Peak (3411735), Templeton Mtn. (3611832), Viola (4012156), Warren Peak (4112042), Westwood West (4012131)

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.

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