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§1 Plant
Botrychium biternatum (Sav.) Underw.
vernacular sparselobe grapefern — species · Ophioglossaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Fern
- Family
- Ophioglossaceae Martinov
- Genus
- Botrychium
§2a
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 427 counties across 16 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 427 counties across 16 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Baldwin 01003
- Barbour 01005
- Butler 01013
- Clay 01027
- Coffee 01031
- Dale 01045
- Escambia 01053
- Greene 01063
- Hale 01065
- Henry 01067
- Jefferson 01073
- Lamar 01075
- Lawrence 01079
- Lee 01081
- Macon 01087
- Marengo 01091
- Mobile 01097
- Montgomery 01101
- Perry 01105
- Pickens 01107
- Pike 01109
- Randolph 01111
- Shelby 01117
- Tallapoosa 01123
- Tuscaloosa 01125
- Walker 01127
- Wilcox 01131
- Winston 01133
Arkansas view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Benton 05007
- Bradley 05011
- Calhoun 05013
- Clark 05019
- Cleburne 05023
- Cleveland 05025
- Columbia 05027
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Cross 05037
- Dallas 05039
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Garland 05051
- Grant 05053
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jackson 05067
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lawrence 05075
- Lincoln 05079
- Little River 05081
- Logan 05083
- Lonoke 05085
- Monroe 05095
- Montgomery 05097
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Ouachita 05103
- Pike 05109
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Saline 05125
- Scott 05127
- Searcy 05129
- Sebastian 05131
- Sevier 05133
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Woodruff 05147
- Yell 05149
Delaware view state ↗ 3 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Calhoun 12013
- Citrus 12017
- Clay 12019
- Columbia 12023
- DeSoto 12027
- Dixie 12029
- Duval 12031
- Escambia 12033
- Gadsden 12039
- Gilchrist 12041
- Hamilton 12047
- Hendry 12051
- Hernando 12053
- Highlands 12055
- Hillsborough 12057
- Jefferson 12065
- Lafayette 12067
- Leon 12073
- Liberty 12077
- Marion 12083
- Pasco 12101
- Polk 12105
- Seminole 12117
- Sumter 12119
- Suwannee 12121
- Union 12125
- Volusia 12127
- Wakulla 12129
- Walton 12131
Georgia view state ↗ 60 N ▾
- Baker 13007
- Baldwin 13009
- Barrow 13013
- Ben Hill 13017
- Burke 13033
- Butts 13035
- Charlton 13049
- Chatham 13051
- Clarke 13059
- Clay 13061
- Clayton 13063
- Cobb 13067
- Columbia 13073
- Dawson 13085
- Decatur 13087
- DeKalb 13089
- Dodge 13091
- Douglas 13097
- Echols 13101
- Elbert 13105
- Fayette 13113
- Floyd 13115
- Forsyth 13117
- Fulton 13121
- Gilmer 13123
- Glynn 13127
- Grady 13131
- Gwinnett 13135
- Hall 13139
- Hancock 13141
- Haralson 13143
- Harris 13145
- Heard 13149
- Henry 13151
- Houston 13153
- Jackson 13157
- Jasper 13159
- Jefferson 13163
- Jenkins 13165
- Lee 13177
- Lincoln 13181
- Lumpkin 13187
- Macon 13193
- Monroe 13207
- Morgan 13211
- Murray 13213
- Newton 13217
- Paulding 13223
- Pike 13231
- Rabun 13241
- Randolph 13243
- Spalding 13255
- Thomas 13275
- Tift 13277
- Troup 13285
- Walker 13295
- Walton 13297
- Wayne 13305
- Wilkes 13317
- Worth 13321
Illinois view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Anderson 21005
- Bell 21013
- Boyd 21019
- Boyle 21021
- Bullitt 21029
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carter 21043
- Edmonson 21061
- Graves 21083
- Hardin 21093
- Henry 21103
- Jefferson 21111
- Lawrence 21127
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lyon 21143
- Marion 21155
- Marshall 21157
- McCreary 21147
- Menifee 21165
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rowan 21205
- Trigg 21221
- Wolfe 21237
Louisiana view state ↗ 47 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Assumption 22007
- Avoyelles 22009
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- Lafayette 22055
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Bernard 22087
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Mississippi view state ↗ 21 N ▾
- Covington 28031
- Forrest 28035
- Franklin 28037
- Hinds 28049
- Jefferson Davis 28065
- Lafayette 28071
- Lamar 28073
- Lee 28081
- Madison 28089
- Marshall 28093
- Noxubee 28103
- Panola 28107
- Pike 28113
- Pontotoc 28115
- Prentiss 28117
- Scott 28123
- Smith 28129
- Tishomingo 28141
- Washington 28151
- Webster 28155
- Wilkinson 28157
North Carolina view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Brunswick 37019
- Cabarrus 37025
- Chatham 37037
- Chowan 37041
- Cleveland 37045
- Cumberland 37051
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gaston 37071
- Granville 37077
- Guilford 37081
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Hyde 37095
- Johnston 37101
- Jones 37103
- Lee 37105
- Macon 37113
- McDowell 37111
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Mitchell 37121
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- Northampton 37131
- Orange 37135
- Pitt 37147
- Richmond 37153
- Rockingham 37157
- Rutherford 37161
- Transylvania 37175
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Yadkin 37197
South Carolina view state ↗ 21 N ▾
- Aiken 45003
- Allendale 45005
- Anderson 45007
- Bamberg 45009
- Barnwell 45011
- Beaufort 45013
- Charleston 45019
- Colleton 45029
- Darlington 45031
- Dorchester 45035
- Edgefield 45037
- Georgetown 45043
- Hampton 45049
- Horry 45051
- Jasper 45053
- Lancaster 45057
- Orangeburg 45075
- Pickens 45077
- Richland 45079
- Sumter 45085
- Williamsburg 45089
Tennessee view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Benton 47005
- Blount 47009
- Campbell 47013
- Carter 47019
- Chester 47023
- Crockett 47033
- Cumberland 47035
- Decatur 47039
- Dickson 47043
- Fayette 47047
- Franklin 47051
- Gibson 47053
- Hancock 47067
- Hardeman 47069
- Haywood 47075
- Henderson 47077
- Henry 47079
- Humphreys 47085
- Knox 47093
- Lauderdale 47097
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- Meigs 47121
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Obion 47131
- Roane 47145
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Unicoi 47171
- Union 47173
- Wayne 47181
- Weakley 47183
Virginia view state ↗ 52 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Charles City 51036
- Chesterfield 51041
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fluvanna 51065
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henry 51089
- Isle of Wight 51093
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lee 51105
- Louisa 51109
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Orange 51137
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince William 51153
- Rockingham 51165
- Scott 51169
- Southampton 51175
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Westmoreland 51193
West Virginia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/BOBI ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3659097 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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