Botrychium [ 2024-2026 ]

Moonworts are perennial herbs that typically grow less than 20 cm tall. Unlike most common ferns, they have fleshy, hairless roots and produce a single aboveground leaf each growing season.

: Modern genetic research has revealed that what was once considered a single widespread species, like Botrychium lunaria , is actually a complex of many distinct, often cryptic, species. botrychium

: Many species are highly dependent on mycorrhizal fungi (specifically the genus Glomus ) for nutrition, sometimes spending years underground without emerging above the surface. Moonworts are perennial herbs that typically grow less