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Botrychium nordicum Stensvold & Farrar

Nordic moonwort (Ophioglossaceae)

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Botrychium nordicum is a moonwort found in Greenland, Iceland, Norway and at least 1 site in Scotland that always has incised pinnae, which Botrychium lunaria rarely does; for now, full determination needs DNA sequencing.

Glenshee (VC92: South Aberdeenshire); 2020-07-20

 Nordic moonwort / Botrychium nordicum: _Botrychium nordicum_ is a moonwort found in Greenland, Iceland, Norway and at least 1 site in Scotland that always has incised pinnae, which _Botrychium lunaria_ rarely does; for now, full determination needs DNA sequencing.

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