• Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Ginny Stibolt, Ixia Chapter FNPS

Botrychium biternatum

southern grape-fern

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:

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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

Ecology

Wildlife:

Native Habitats:

pine flatwoods

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