Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Monilophytes (ferns): Ophioglossoid Ferns (eusporangiate ferns): Ophioglossales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Sceptridium dissectum
FAMILY
Ophioglossaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Botrychium dissectum
FAMILY
Ophioglossaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 006-01-003:
Botrychium dissectum
FAMILY
Ophioglossaceae
LESS THAN
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2003)
Botrychium dissectum
COMMON NAME:
Cutleaf Grapefern, Dissected Grapefern
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmbdissectum_and1
April Anderson County SC
In our area, forma obliquum is more common, often confused with B. biternatum, per Weakley's Flora.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmbdissectum_and2
April Anderson County SC
Sterile blade segments entire to obscurely serrulate or crenulate, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm140907_363
September Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Leaves broadly triangular in outline, about as broad as long, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm140907_366
September Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Forma dissectum is rare in GA-NC-SC, occurring primarily in the Mountains, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm140907_369371
September Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Fertile and sterile stalks joined far below the base of the leaf blade, per Weakley's Flora.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmb_dissectum
October