Southern Adderstongue Fern Ophioglossum vulgatum (Fernald) Love & Love    Synonyms: Ophioglossum pycnostichum, Ophioglossum vulgatum var. pycnostichum, Southern Adder's-tongue Fern.
Kingdom Plantae   >   Division Pteridophyta   >   Class Psilotopsida   >   Order Ophioglossales   >   Family Ophioglossaceae   >   Genus Ophioglossum   

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Most sources treat this species (Southern Adder’s-Tongue) in North America as a synonym of the European Ophioglossum vulgatum. However, Weakley (2020, Flora Southeastern US) prefers the name Ophioglossum pycnostichum. Hopefully future studies of this species will uncover the relationship between North American and European populations.

There are 70 records in the project database.

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Southern Adderstongue Fern found growing in Talbot Co., Maryland (4/10/2012). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Southern Adderstongue Ferns in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/25/2019). Photo by Lori Byrne. (MBP list)

Southern Adderstongue Fern in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/11/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tom Feild. (MBP list)

Southern Adderstongue Fern growing in Kent Co., Maryland (4/30/2016). Photo by Nancy Martin. (MBP list)

Southern Adderstongue Fern in Talbot Co., Maryland (4/10/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Southern Adderstongue Fern in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/16/2006). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Southern Adderstongue Fern in Calvert Co., Maryland (4/27/2017). Photo by Karyn Molines. (MBP list)

A Southern Adderstongue Fern in Kent Co., Maryland (4/16/2015). Photo by Nancy Martin. (MBP list)

Southern Adderstongue Fern in Talbot Co., Maryland (5/6/2019). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Southern Adderstongue Ferns in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/28/2018). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Southern Adderstongue Fern in Talbot Co., Maryland (5/12/2013). Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)


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