Rattlesnake Fern
Botrychium virginianum
Rattlesnake fern is a woodland grape fern with a single triangular, lacy frond and an upright spore stalk, a quiet curiosity of rich, moist shade.
- Family
- Ophioglossaceae
- Type
- fern
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–2 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, container, naturalizing
- Native states
- WI