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Ophioglossum nudicaule Linnaeus f.. Common name: Slender Adder’s-tongue. Phenology: Mar-Jun. Habitat: Pine flatwoods, lawns, and other moist, grassy areas. Distribution: E. NC south to s. FL, west to TX; West Indies; Mexico, Central, and South America; Asia; Africa. First reported from NC by Thomas & Marx (1979).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, ETx1, Fl1, FNA2, K4, Meso1, NS, RAB, TxFerns, WH3, Lin et al (2013), Zhang & Zhang (2022); = Ophioglossum ellipticum Hook. & Grev. — POWO; = Ophioglossum tenerum Mett. — S13; > Ophioglossum dendroneuron E.P.St.John — Sf; > Ophioglossum mononeuron E.P.St.John — Sf; > Ophioglossum nudicaule L.f. var. tenerum (Mett. ex Prantl) R.T.Clausen — Tx; > Ophioglossum pumilio E.P.St.John — Sf. Basionym: Ophioglossum nudicaule L.f. 1781 [1782]

Links to other floras: = Ophioglossum nudicaule - FNA2

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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image of plant© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Ophioglossum nudicaule, Broxton Rocks Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Coffee County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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