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Daisy-leaf moonwort

Botrychium matricariifolium

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Daisy-leaf moonwort, photo 1 of 5
Daisy-leaf moonwort, photo 2 of 5
Daisy-leaf moonwort, photo 3 of 5

Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in mountains and in forests.

There are 162 observations of Daisy-leaf moonwort in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Côte-Nord, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie23
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent22
  3. Côte-Nord20
  4. Laurentides18
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean16
  6. Capitale-Nationale13
  7. Outaouais12
  8. Estrie8
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine7
  10. Mauricie7
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  12. Nord-du-Québec4
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  14. Lanaudière1
  15. Centre-du-Québec1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin
MountainAntoine Dervin

Similar species

Narrow Triangle MoonwortBotrychium angustisegmentum
Common moonwortBotrychium lunaria
Michigan moonwortBotrychium michiganense
Shade moonwortBotrychium tenebrosum
Least moonwortBotrychium simplex
prairie moonwortBotrychium campestre
Sensitive fernOnoclea sensibilis
Rattlesnake fernBotrypus virginianus
Upswept moonwortBotrychium ascendens
hay-scented fernDennstaedtia punctilobula