Sceptridium lunarioides

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Species Distribution Map
Family:OPHIOGLOSSACEAE
Species:Sceptridium lunarioides (Michx.) Holub
Common Name:Winter Grape Fern; Prostrate Grape Fern
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
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Plant Notes:Winter Grape Fern is a native herbaceous perennial in the Adder's-Tongue family (Ophioglossaceae). It can be found in the southern half of Alabama. Winter Grape Fern occurs in cemeteries, in lawns, on roadsides, and in pine woodlands. It is a perennial with thick, cord-like roots. The trophophore (the sterile blade that is photosynthetic) appears in late autumn and dies by early spring. It is prostrate and often concealed in the grass. The leaf blade is deltate in outline and up to 5-pinnate. The pinnules are rounded and fan-shaped without a midrib. Their margins are denticulate. Sporophores (the spore-bearing branch) are erect and 2-pinnate. The sporophores remain tightly curled through early winter and become erect in February-March.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyOPHIOGLOSSACEAE - Adder's-Tongue family
Genus Sceptridium
Species Sceptridium lunarioides (Michx.) Holub - Winter Grape Fern; Prostrate Grape Fern

Citation

Citation Sceptridium lunarioides (Michaux) Holub, Preslia 70(2): 111. 1998.
Basionym: Botrypus lunarioides Michx. 1803.
Type: SOUTH CAROLINA: Charleston Co.: "in pascuis, circa Charlstown", s.d., Michaux s.n. (holotype: P).

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Botrychium fumariae Botrychium fumariae Sprengel, Syst. Veg. 4(1): 23. 1827, nom. illegit.Botrypus lunarioides Michaux 1803. 
Botrychium fumarianum Botrychium fumarianum Smith, in Rees, Cycl. 39: no. 4. 1819, nom. illegit.Botrypus lunarioides Michaux 1803. 
Botrychium fumarioides Botrychium fumarioides Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 5(1): 63. 1810, nom. illegit.Botrypus lunarioides Michaux 1803. 
Botrychium ternatum var. lunarioides Botrychium ternatum (Thunberg) Swartz, var. lunarioides (Michaux) D. C. Eaton, Ferns N. Amer. 1: 148. 1878.Botrypus lunarioides Michaux 1803. 
Botrychium lunarioides Botrychium lunarioides (Michaux) Swartz, Syn. Fil. 172. 1806.Botrypus lunarioides Michx. 1803. 
Botrypus lunarioides Botrypus lunarioides Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 274. 1803. SOUTH CAROLINA: Charleston Co.: "in pascuis, circa Charlstown", s.d., Michaux s.n. (holotype: P).

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Escambia, Geneva, Greene, Henry, Houston, Lee, Lowndes, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Randolph, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Washington, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL, UWFP

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1883 - 1977

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
UWAL0045315 Autauga 24 Apr 1994 Thomas, R. Dale
134966		 UWAL
Botrychium lunarioides (Michx.) Sw.
TROY000048128 Autauga 06 Feb 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1519		 TROY
Botrychium lunarioides (Michaux) Swartz
UWAL0046224 Autauga 06 Feb 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1519		 UWAL
Botrychium lunarioides (Michaux) Swartz
UNA00059738 Baldwin 30 Jan 2002 Threlkeld, S.J.
1495		 UNA
Botrychium lunarioides (Michx.) Sw.
TROY000000320 Baldwin 30 Jan 2002 Threlkeld, Steven J.
1495		 TROY
Botrychium lunarioides (Michaux) Swartz
UWFP000502 Baldwin 17 Mar 2002 James R. Burkhalter
18284		 UWFP
Botrychium lunarioides (Michx.) Swartz
UWAL0042805 Baldwin 22 Mar 2002 Larsen, Harry S.
994		 UWAL
botrychium lunarioides (Michx.) Sw.
UWAL0001273 Baldwin 21 Feb 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5034		 UWAL
Botrychium lunarioides (Michx.) Sw.
AMAL00017167 Baldwin 21 Feb 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5034		 AMAL
Sceptridium lunarioides (Michx.) Holub
UWAL0036361 Baldwin 14 Mar 2015 Horne, Howard E.
2787		 UWAL
Sceptridium lunarioides (Michaux) Holub
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