Hovering over an image will enlarge it and point out features (works better on desktop than on mobile).
A camera indicates there are pictures.
A speaker indicates that a botanical name is pronounced.
A plus sign after a Latin name indicates that the species is further divided into varieties or subspecies.
Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.
Your search found 6 taxa.
Clicking one takes you to more information and/or pictures.

Common Name:
Rattlesnake Fern, Sang-find
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Botrypus virginianus FAMILY: Ophioglossaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Botrychium virginianum FAMILY: Ophioglossaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Botrychium virginianum 006-01-001 FAMILY: Ophioglossaceae
Habitat: In a wide range of fairly dry, mesic, and wet forests, cove forests, especially in nutrient-rich, moist bottomlands and slopes
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & NC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common Name:
Cutleaf Grapefern, Dissected Grapefern
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Sceptridium dissectum FAMILY: Ophioglossaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Botrychium dissectum FAMILY: Ophioglossaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Botrychium dissectum 006-01-003 FAMILY: Ophioglossaceae
Habitat: Moist forests, clearings, old fields
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & SC) (rare in NC Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common Name:
Southern Grapefern
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Sceptridium biternatum FAMILY: Ophioglossaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Botrychium biternatum FAMILY: Ophioglossaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Botrychium biternatum 006-01-004 FAMILY: Ophioglossaceae
Habitat: Moist forests, clearings, old fields
Common (rare in NC Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common Name:
Winter Grapefern
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Sceptridium lunarioides FAMILY: Ophioglossaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Botrychium lunarioides FAMILY: Ophioglossaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Botrychium lunarioides 006-01-006 FAMILY: Ophioglossaceae
Habitat: Old fields, pastures, young forests, granitic flatrocks, juniper-oak-blue ash woodlands over limestone, cemeteries
Rare (historically in NC Piedmont, but not recently seen)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common Name:
Daisyleaf Moonwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Botrychium matricariifolium FAMILY: Ophioglossaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Botrychium matricariifolium FAMILY: Ophioglossaceae
Habitat: Dry to moist forests (often successional), old fields, grassy balds, northern hardwood forests
Rare
Native to North Carolina

Common Name:
Least Moonwort
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Botrychium simplex var. simplex FAMILY: Ophioglossaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Botrychium simplex FAMILY: Ophioglossaceae
Habitat: Disturbed gravelly areas in spruce-fir forests, northern hardwoods forests, grassy balds
Rare
Native to North Carolina
Your search found 6 taxa. You are on page PAGE 1 out of 1 pages.