Botrychium tunux and Botrychium yaaxudakeit, new species of moonworts currently known only from southern Alaska, are described and illustrated. These ferns are distinguished from B. lunaria, with which they have been confused, by allozyme data and their morphological characteristics. Ploidy levels of B. tunux (diploid) and B. yaaxudakeit (tetraploid) are inferred from allozyme patterns. A key to Alaskan moonworts is presented.
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1 April 2002
Two New Species of Moonworts (Botrychium subg. Botrychium) from Alaska
Mary Clay Stensvold,
Donald R. Farrar,
Cindy Johnson-Groh
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