Common nameMoonwort Botrychium lunaria © Natural History Museum Latin names ClassPsilotopsida OrderOphioglossales FamilyOphioglossaceae GenusBotrychium Specieslunaria Alternative Family nameBotrychiaceae Geographic details Habitatopen areas Soil typealkaline DistributionThroughout British Isles NativeYes General Plant heightsmall BranchedNo Plant colourlight green Stipe descriptionsucculent Habitsolitary, upright Conservation statusnot threatened Wikimedia Urlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botrychium_lunaria Leaf details Separate fertile leavesYes Fertile leaf shapeSpike Sterile leaf shapelinear-oblong Pinnae1-pinnate WintergreenNo Spore details HomosporeYes Rhizome details Rhizome descriptionsingle crown Rhizome positionupright Indusium details Indusium presentNo