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Ophioglossaceae
Sceptridium

not marked as a favorite taxon 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.

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Section: Sceptridium.

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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image #1 of Sceptridium jenmanii© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Sceptridium jenmanii© Adam Black CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Sceptridium jenmanii© Alan Cressler: Sceptridium jenmanii, Lake Burton Dunite Ridge, Chattahoochee National Forest, Rabun County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Sceptridium jenmanii© Alan M. Cressler | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Sceptridium jenmanii© Alan Cressler: Sceptridium jenmanii, Lake Burton Dunite Ridge, Chattahoochee National Forest, Rabun County, Georgia 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷

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