Monilophytes (ferns): Ophioglossoid Ferns (eusporangiate ferns): Ophioglossales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Ophioglossum nudicaule
FAMILY
Ophioglossaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Ophioglossum from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ophioglossum nudicaule
FAMILY
Ophioglossaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 006-02-002:
Ophioglossum nudicaule
FAMILY
Ophioglossaceae
COMMON NAME:
Slender Adder's-tongue
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Keith Bradley kab_o_nudicaule_05367
September Collier County FL
Railhead Scrub Preserve
Sterile blade elliptic-lanceolate, apiculate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Keith Bradley kab_o_nudicaule_05380
September Collier County FL
Railhead Scrub Preserve
Fertile stalk 2-6x as long as blade portion, arising at or near ground level, per The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas.
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Keith Bradley kab_o_nudicaule_05389
September Collier County FL
Railhead Scrub Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Ophioglossum nudicaule
FAMILY
Ophioglossaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ophioglossum nudicaule
FAMILY
Ophioglossaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 006-02-002:
Ophioglossum nudicaule
FAMILY
Ophioglossaceae
4108
Fern/Fern ally
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare
Look for it in lawns and other moist, grassy areas, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
...Moist
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Leaf consists of a simple sterile blade & an erect, spike-like fertile segment
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizome short-cylindric to globose
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
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