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Ophioglossum petiolatum
Also called Adder's tongue, Stalked Adder's Tongue, Netted Adder’s Tongue, Longstem Adder's Tongue
Ophioglossum petiolatum is a species of fern in the family Ophioglossaceae. William Jackson Hooker named this species in 1823.
The species occurs in parts of Asia, Australia, and North America.
Ophioglossum petiolatum has a tropical and subtropical distribution in South America and Africa. It was probably introduced to North America early in the 1900s. It is found in Hawaii but may have been introduced recently. It was introduced to other states in the United States. In the state of Missouri it only occurs in Pemiscot County. In Alabama it is present in 5 counties. In Virginia it is present in 3 counties, first being reported in the state on the lawn of Tabernacle United Methodist Church in the year 1979.
Small Adder's Tongue · California adderstongue · Limestone adderstongue · Least Adder's-tongue · Ophioglossum malviae · Northern adderstongue · Netted adderstongue · Adder's-tongue · Adderstongue
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ophioglossum petiolatum 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.
