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Rattlesnake Fern
Botrychium virginianum
34.11, -84.72
Field Notes
Description:
Usually, there are two distinct fronds: an arching divided sterile frond and an erect fertile frond. Clusters of sporangia on the fertile fronds look like rattles on a snake. Fertile fronds arise from the base of the sterile fronds. A fertile leaf begins to develop before the sterile leaf has fully unfolded during the late spring. Spores are released from the fertile leaf during the summer.
Habitat:
USA: AK , AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY
Canada: NB , NL , NS , ON , PE
Native Distribution: Circumboreal, irregularly s. in America to FL, Mex. & w. WA
Native Habitat: Moist, rich, deciduous woods
Notes:
Spotted growing along the trail at the Allatoona Battlefield Pass.
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