Botrychium [QUICK • 2024]
: Modern genetic research has revealed that what was once considered a single widespread species, like Botrychium lunaria , is actually a complex of many distinct, often cryptic, species.
The genus Botrychium has historically been a challenge for botanists due to its subtle morphological differences and high rates of hybridization. botrychium
: Individual plants can exhibit "vegetative dormancy," where they fail to appear for one or more seasons before re-emerging later. Diversity and Taxonomy : Modern genetic research has revealed that what