FNPS Plant Database

Botrychium biternatum

southern grape-fern

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

southern grape-fern

Synonym(s):

Botrychium dissectum

Genus species:

Botrychium biternatum

Family:

Ophioglossaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

fern

Size:

.8 to 1 ft tall by .3 to .8 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

green

Fruit Color:

green,NA

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Treasure this tidy fern if you have it in your landscape.

Considerations:

Dies back during the summer.

Availability:

Friends

Propagation:

Light:

Part Sun, Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Somewhat moist, no flooding

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Clay, Loam

Soil pH:

6.1 to 6.5

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Native Habitats:

pine flatwoods

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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