Little Moonwort
EN — Endangered

Little Moonwort

Botrychium simplex

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC) via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botrychium_simplex

01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Polypodiopsida

Order

Ophioglossales

Family

Ophioglossaceae

Genus

Botrychium

Little Moonwort belongs to the family Ophioglossaceae, order Ophioglossales, within the Polypodiopsida class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

TERRESTRIALMajorTERRESTRIALMajor
07 — National Status

National vs Global Threat Status

How this species is assessed at the national level compared to its IUCN global status (EN).

CountryNational StatusGlobal StatusComparison
EUENEndangeredENEndangeredSame
EUENEndangeredENEndangeredSame
EUNTNear ThreatenedENEndangeredLower local risk
EUNTNear ThreatenedENEndangeredLower local risk

National Red List data sourced from the National Red List Project (nationalredlist.org, ZSL) and country-specific Red List authorities.

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

National Red Lists: ZSL (2025). National Red List. Zoological Society of London. Available at: https://www.nationalredlist.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Little Moonwort (Botrychium simplex). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/little-moonwort

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