The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Pteridophytes
Family Name:
Ophioglossaceae
Genus:
Botrychium Sw. Sw.
Genus Common Name:
Grape ferns; Rattlesnake ferns
Species:
Scirpus acutus Muhl. ex Bigelow
Species Common Name:
Prairie moonwort
Habitat:
Open areas on steep loess hills; gravel prairies
Abundance and Distribution:
Rare west; discovered in 1982
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Loess Hills
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e535