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adder's-tongues
Ophioglossum
Ophioglossum, the adder's-tongue ferns, is a genus of about 25–30 species of ferns in the family Ophioglossaceae, of the order Ophioglossales. The name Ophioglossum comes from the Greek, and means "snake-tongue".
53 branches of this genus, most-observed first
southern adder's-tongue
speciesOphioglossum pycnostichum
southern adder's-tongue
speciesOphioglossum vulgatum
limestone adder's-tongue
speciesOphioglossum engelmannii
stalked adder's-tongue
speciesOphioglossum petiolatum
least adder's-tongue
speciesOphioglossum lusitanicum
Common Adders-tongue
speciesOphioglossum polyphyllum
California adder's-tongue
speciesOphioglossum californicum
Ophioglossum coriaceum
speciesOphioglossum coriaceum
bulbous adder's-tongue
speciesOphioglossum crotalophoroides
northern adder's-tongue
speciesOphioglossum pusillum
small adder's-tongue
speciesOphioglossum azoricum
stalked adder's-tongue
speciesOphioglossum reticulatum
Ophioglossum austroasiaticum
speciesOphioglossum austroasiaticum
thermal adder's-tongue
speciesOphioglossum thermale
slender adder's-tongue
speciesOphioglossum nudicaule
Ophioglossum ellipticum
speciesOphioglossum ellipticum
Ophioglossum costatum
speciesOphioglossum costatum
Ophioglossum melipillense
speciesOphioglossum melipillense
Vernal Adders-tongue
speciesOphioglossum bergianum
Ophioglossum namegatae
speciesOphioglossum namegatae
Ophioglossum lancifolium
speciesOphioglossum lancifolium
Ophioglossum × pseudoazoricum
hybridOphioglossum × pseudoazoricum
Ophioglossum gomezianum
speciesOphioglossum gomezianum
Ophioglossum gramineum
speciesOphioglossum gramineum
Ophioglossum lusoafricanum
speciesOphioglossum lusoafricanum
Ophioglossum gracile
speciesOphioglossum gracile
Ophioglossum isanense
speciesOphioglossum isanense
Ophioglossum rubellum
speciesOphioglossum rubellum
Ophioglossum bucharicum
speciesOphioglossum bucharicum
Ophioglossum latifolium
speciesOphioglossum latifolium
Ophioglossum louisii
speciesOphioglossum louisii
Ophioglossum parvum
speciesOphioglossum parvum
Ophioglossum caroticaule
speciesOphioglossum caroticaule
Ophioglossum gracillimum
speciesOphioglossum gracillimum
Ophioglossum sandieae
speciesOphioglossum sandieae
Ophioglossum lineare
speciesOphioglossum lineare
Ophioglossum oblongum
speciesOphioglossum oblongum
Ophioglossum parvifolium
speciesOphioglossum parvifolium
Ophioglossum richardsiae
speciesOphioglossum richardsiae
Ophioglossum scariosum
speciesOphioglossum scariosum
Ophioglossum thomasii
speciesOphioglossum thomasii
Ophioglossum × giovanninii
hybridOphioglossum × giovanninii
Ophioglossum × pierinii
hybridOphioglossum × pierinii
Ophioglossum yongrenense
speciesOphioglossum yongrenense
Ophioglossum eliminatum
speciesOphioglossum eliminatum
Ophioglossum trilokinathii
speciesOphioglossum trilokinathii
Ophioglossum ammophilum
speciesOphioglossum ammophilum
Ophioglossum harrisii
speciesOphioglossum harrisii
Ophioglossum oleosum
speciesOphioglossum oleosum
Ophioglossum opacum
speciesOphioglossum opacum
Ophioglossum fernandezianum
speciesOphioglossum fernandezianum
Ophioglossum convexum
speciesOphioglossum convexum
Ophioglossum kawamurae
speciesOphioglossum kawamurae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.442
Treatise on the Ferns of America
Charles Plumier · 1705 · p.509
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.611
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.609
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.395
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.766
A New Herbal, or History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens (trans. Henry Lyte) · 1578 · p.160
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.159
Treatise on the Ferns of America
Charles Plumier · 1705 · p.511
Elements of Botany
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort · 1719 · p.76
Illustrated Investigation of the Names and Realities of Plants, Volume 17
吳其濬 · 1848 · p.7
Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden
Panckow, Thomas · 1656 · p.94
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