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Botrychium| Genus of about 20 species of fern of the family Ophioglossaceae that grow in temperate and tropical regions worldwide. The common moonwort B. lunaria grows in Britain. |
| The stem is a subterranean rhizome (underground stem), the roots are fleshy, and the leaves grow so slowly that they take five years to show above ground. Only one leaf matures each year; it is lobed and consists of two parts, a vegetative lamina (blade) and a fertile spike bearing sporangia (reproductive organs). |
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No references found | Native moonworts, including daisy-leaf moonwort, leathery grape fern and rattlesnake fern also have decreased dramatically. The roll call included meadow fox-tail, sweet vernal grass, downy oat grass, wood horse-tail, red fescue, crested dog's-tail, wood anemone, bugle, floating sweet grass, sharp flowered rush, ragged robin, wood cranesbill, marsh marigold, globe flower, yellow rattle, adder's tongue fern, and moonwort. I am particularly fond of one about the moonwort, a small, rare fern which occurs at Kenfig National Nature Reserve. |
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