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Botrychium virginianum
common grapefern, rattlesnake fern
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Polypodiophytina, Subclass Ophioglossidae, Order Ophioglossales, Family Ophioglossaceae, Genus Botrypus, Species Botrychium virginianum


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		IN: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 4 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve
Antietam National Battlefield	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Bandelier National Monument
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Bluestone National Scenic River	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Buffalo National River	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Denali National Park and Preserve
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve	Glacier National Park
Grand Portage National Monument	Great Falls Park
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Homestead National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Monocacy National Battlefield	Morristown National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Niobrara National Scenic River
North Cascades National Park	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Olympic National Park	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Vicksburg National Military Park	Voyageurs National Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	2/14/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/27/2025 4:27:26 AM

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