Botrychium lunaria
Moonwort
Botrychium lunaria, Moonwort, is a small fern that spends most of its life underground. Locally, it is characteristic of calaminarian grassland, base rich soils and mine waste, as here at Cobscar Rake. Click here for mining page.
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Botrychium lunaria, Moonwort
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Botrychium lunaria, Moonwort
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Botrychium lunaria, Moonwort
Photograph detail
Slide 1: Moonwort, Botrychium lunaria, on calaminarian grassland and lead mining waste at Cobscar Rake, Redmire, May.
Slide 2: Moonwort, Botrychium lunaria, on calaminarian grassland and lead mining waste at Cobscar Rake, Redmire, May.
Slide 3: Moonwort, Botrychium lunaria, on calaminarian grassland and lead mining waste at Cobscar Rake, Redmire, May.