Botrychium ascendens
During work for the Whistler Biodiversity Project, two rare species were found for the first time in the Whistler area by Adolf and Oluna Ceska.
Upswept moonwort (Botrychium ascendens) is a red-listed moonwort (a type of fern) found on Whistler Peak.
Swamp muhly (Muhlenbergia glomerata) is a blue-listed grass found in the Whistler Wildlife Refuge.
For more information on the Whistler Biodiversity Project see the PDF file at:
Submitted by Bob Brett, July 2007.
Distribution of Botrychium ascendens in BC.
Please cite these pages as: Author, date, page title. In: Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2012. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Date Accessed]
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