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Ophioglossum californicum
Also called California Adder's Tongue
Ophioglossum californicum, known by the common name California adder's tongue, is an uncommon species of fern in the family Ophioglossaceae.
The fern is native to California, and Baja California in Northwestern Mexico. It is found in the San Joaquin Valley, Sierra Nevada foothills, and along the central and southern coast regions. Habitats include moist areas, such as wet pastures and vernal pools, coastal grasslands, and coastal/montane/interior chaparral micro-habitats. It becomes very rare in dry years.
Small Adder's Tongue · Limestone adderstongue · Least Adder's-tongue · Ophioglossum malviae · Longstem adderstongue · Northern adderstongue · Netted adderstongue · Adder's-tongue · Adderstongue
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ophioglossum californicum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
