Botrychium lunaria (L.) Sw.
(Moonwort)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBotrychium lunaria (Moonwort)
GenusBotrychium (a genus of ferns)
FamilyOPHIOGLOSSACEAE (adder’s tongues and moonworts)
OrderOPHIOGLOSSALES (an order of ferns)
ClassPSILOTOPSIDA (a class of ferns)
PhylumPTERIDOPHYTA (ferns and allies)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Botrychium lunaria (Moonwort) :
1: Botrychium lunaria (Moonwort)
16 Jun 2010 OSGR: SD77 54° 10’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: Plant - in situ - side view
2: Botrychium lunaria (Moonwort)
1 Jul 2008 OSGR: SE89 54° 20’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
Image 1: Fronds - close-upImage 2: Plants - in situImage 3: Plants - in situ (2)Image 4: Fertile frond - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Frond - close-up - enlarged
3: Botrychium lunaria (Moonwort)
10 Jun 2000 OSGR: SS43 51° 10’ N, 4° 10’ W Vice County: North Devon (VC 4) England
Image 1: Fertile frond - close-upImage 2: Fertile plants
4: Botrychium lunaria (Moonwort)
24 May 1969 OSGR: TL78 52° 20’ N, 0° 30’ E Vice County: West Suffolk (VC 26) England
Image 1: Plant - close-up

Botrychium lunaria (Moonwort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Botrychium lunaria (Moonwort)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Botrychium lunaria (Moonwort)
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