© Roy Anderson
© Alan Hill
© Alan Hill
Map updated: March 2008
© Graham Day
:: Flora of Northern Ireland ::
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© Roy Anderson |
© Alan Hill |
© Alan Hill |
Map updated: March 2008 |
© Graham Day |
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| Species Description: |
| This is a curious-looking little fern with a leaf divided into fan-shaped leaflets and a spike of sporangia arising from its base. The size of the plant varies from about 4 - 20 cm in height. It grows in dry ground in pastures, sand-dunes, on rocky slopes and in heathland. It has a reputation for being inconstant in its appearances from one year to the next. |
| All names: Botrychium lunaria (L.) Sw. |
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