Monilophytes (ferns): Ophioglossoid Ferns (eusporangiate ferns): Ophioglossales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ophioglossum nudicaule
FAMILY
Ophioglossaceae
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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 Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ophioglossum nudicaule
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Ophioglossum nudicaule
SYNONYMOUS WITH The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas (Diggs & Lipscomb, 2014)
Ophioglossum nudicaule
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 006-02-002:
Ophioglossum nudicaule FAMILY Ophioglossaceae
INCLUDING Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Ophioglossum dendroneuron
INCLUDING Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Ophioglossum mononeuron
INCLUDING Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Ophioglossum pumilio
INCLUDING Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Ophioglossum tenerum
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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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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 (Diggs & Lipscomb, 2014).
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Keith Bradley kab_o_nudicaule_05389
September Collier County FL
Railhead Scrub Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ophioglossum nudicaule
FAMILY
Ophioglossaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ophioglossum nudicaule
FAMILY
Ophioglossaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ophioglossum nudicaule
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Ophioglossum nudicaule
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas (Diggs & Lipscomb, 2014)
Ophioglossum nudicaule
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 006-02-002:
Ophioglossum nudicaule
FAMILY
Ophioglossaceae
INCLUDING
Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Ophioglossum dendroneuron
INCLUDING
Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Ophioglossum mononeuron
INCLUDING
Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Ophioglossum pumilio
INCLUDING
Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Ophioglossum tenerum
4108
Fern/Fern ally
Perennial
Habitat: pine flatwoods, lawns, and other moist, grassy areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
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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
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas (Diggs & Lipscomb, 2014) p187
- Ferns of Alabama (Short & Spaulding, 2012) p133
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