Taxon Report

Botrychium lunaria (L.) Sw.

common moonwort

This taxon is a Synonym. See <a href='/Plants/Details/1592'><i>Botrychium neolunaria </i>Stensvold & Farrar <em></em> </a> to view updated plant details.This taxon has no CRPR designation.

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Botrychium lunaria (L.) Sw.
Common Name:	common moonwort
Family:
Element Code:	PPOPH01080
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:	Botrychium neolunaria Stensvold & Farrar

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:
Blooming Period:
Elevation:	- (-)
General Habitats:
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S2
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	7
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	2
Good (B)	1
Fair (C)	1
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	3

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	3
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	4	57 %
Grazing	3	42%
Other	1	14%
Vandalism/dumping/litter	1	14%

Notes



Misapplied; plants previously identified as B. lunaria in California are now assigned to B. neolunaria.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

Brittonia 69(2): 148-175 (2016)

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].