VMS -- Botany (f94r) Botrychium lunaria,Finland

["Dana F. Scott" <dfscott@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

It seems to me that Botrychium lunaria is a reasonable match for this
plant with its trophophore lamina leaf-like opposing appendages. Who
would believe this is a fern? This Moonwort (Ophioglossaceae) is also
referred to as grapefern. You can find it in the beautiful Siitama
meadow in Finland. Except for the 'grapes' which are not a perfert match
I think we are on the right track here.

Photo:
http://www.terra.hu/haznov/jpg/Botrychium.lunaria.1.html
http://ifdf.free.fr/containers/detail/1998070506_gen.htm
http://murman.ru/flora/data/1200034.html
http://www.com-nature.com/~fougere-fern/libraryGB/fernpagesGBtext/botrycheGB.htm

http://www.em.ca/garden/nat_botrychium_lunaria.html
http://www.terra.hu/haznov/htm/Botrychium.lunaria.html
http://herba.msu.ru/images/Ophioglossaceae/Botrychium_Sw./lunaria_Sw./1.jpg

http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/dcs420/c/hdw130299os.jpg

Botrychium species: (Siitama meadow in Finland; page down for species
selections)
http://www.helsinki.fi/~korpela/botrychium_meadow.html

Botrychium matricariifolium:
http://www.helsinki.fi/~korpela/BOTRMATR.HTML

Description:
http://www.gardenbed.com/B/6779.cfm
http://www.lineone.net/dictionaryof/animalsplants/m0049532.html
http://www.or.blm.gov/surveyandmanage/MR/VascularPlants/section4.htm

Illustration:
http://caliban.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/~stueber/lindman/511.jpg

Scientific Classification:
http://www.bf.uni-lj.si/ag/fito/sistemat/rastline/8Botrychium.htm

Regards,
Dana Scott