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Rattlesnake fern
Botrychium virginianum
NatureServe conservation status
Global (G-rank): G5
State (S-rank): SNA
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Species range
Estimate from download of data from Utah Rare Plant Database on December 8th 2023.
Geocat 1 observations: Extent of Occurrence: 0 km2. Historic observations over 40 years old were not used.
FNA Vol. 2 (1993) reports essentially the entire state as part of its distribution. Welsh et al. (2015) comments on this and report the absence of collections to support its presence.
Threats or limiting factors
Threats to this species are not well documented, but may include impacts from climate change.
