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PLANTS

Common moonwort

Botrychium lunaria

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
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Common moonwort, photo 3 of 5
30 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 30 cm. Grows in mountains and on the coast.

There are 121 observations of Common moonwort in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 4 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord56
  2. Nord-du-Québec53
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine10
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent2

Habitat

ShorelinePaulparadis
MountainJosyan Pierson

Similar species

New World moonwortBotrychium neolunaria
Mingan moonwortBotrychium minganense
Leather grapefernSceptridium multifidum
Onondaga moonwortBotrychium onondagense
Daisy-leaf moonwortBotrychium matricariifolium
Least moonwortBotrychium simplex
TOXIC
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Triangle moonwortBotrychium lanceolatum
Common gypsyweedVeronica officinalis
Sensitive fernOnoclea sensibilis