Sceptridium jenmanii (Underwood) Lyon. Common name: Alabama Grapefern. Phenology: Aug-Oct. Habitat: Moist to dryish forests and disturbed areas. Distribution: C. and sw. VA and TN south to Panhandle FL, s. AL, and e. LA; also in the West Indies.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: This species probably arose as a hybrid between B. biternatum and B. lunarioides (Michaux) Swartz, followed by polyploidization, resulting in a fertile taxon functioning as a species.
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Tn, Va; = Botrychium alabamense Maxon — RAB, S13, Sf; = Botrychium jenmanii Underw. — C, Fl1, FNA2, Meso1, NS, POWO, W, WH3. Basionym: Botrychium jenmanii Underw. 1900
Links to other floras: = Botrychium jenmanii - FNA2
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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