Taxon Report
Botrychium paradoxum W.H. Wagnerparadox moonwort |
 ©2011 Ryan Batten |
Classification
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Scientific Name: |
Botrychium paradoxum W.H. Wagner |
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Common Name: |
paradox moonwort |
| Family: | Ophioglossaceae |
| Element Code: | PPOPH010J0 |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | BOPA9 |
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Ecology and Life History
| Lifeform: | perennial rhizomatous herb |
| Blooming Period: Aug | Aug |
| Elevation: | 1740-4200 (5710-13780) |
| General Habitats: | Alpine boulder and rock field, Upper montane coniferous forest |
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Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 2B.1 |
| Global Rank: | G3G4 |
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State Rank: |
S1 |
| State List: | None |
| Fed List: | None |
| Other Status: | USFS_S |
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
| Total Occurrences: | 2 |
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
| Excellent (A) | 0 |
| Good (B) | 0 |
| Fair (C) | 0 |
| Poor (D) | 0 |
| None (X) | 0 |
| Unknown (U) | 2 |
| California Endemic: False | |
| California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
| Madera (MAD), Mariposa (MPA), Tuolumne (TUO) | |
| Quads: Name (Quad Code) | |
| Dunderberg Peak (3811913), Vogelsang Peak (3711973) | |
Threat List Data from the CNDDB
| Threat List Total: | 0 | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
| 0 | % | |
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Notes
| Discovered in CA by Alison Colwell in the vicinity of Yosemite NP. Potentially threatened by hydrological alterations caused by logging activities. Easy to identify due to two nearly identical sporophores and no trophophore; other Botrychium spp. will occasionally produce a spore-bearing trophophore, but the two leaf segments are generally not identical. Not in The Jepson Manual (1993). See American Fern Journal 71(1):20-30 (1981) for original description, and 85(4):375-394 (1995) for taxonomic treatment. |
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Selected References
| Proposed Addition to Rank 2.1, G3G4 / S1 (2012) |
Citation
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 25 December 2024].