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Botrychium virginianumBotrychium virginianum

rattlesnake fern

Photograph(s) by*: RHW

Characteristics

Height: 1-2'
Flowers:

Conditions *

Light: Partial shade Shade
Moisture: Dry Moist
Soil pH: 5.6-6.9
Soil type: Loamy Organic

Habitat

rich, well-drained, wooded areas

Native to

Region: Coastal Piedmont Mountain *
States: MD DE NY PA VA WV

Wildlife

*

Notes

Groundcover


 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/192.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004