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Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossum

not marked as a favorite taxon Ophioglossum pusillum Rafinesque. Common name: Northern Adder’s-tongue. Phenology: Mar-Jul. Habitat: Wet meadows, swamp edges. Distribution: Nova Scotia west to North Dakota and British Columbia, south to w. Virginia, n. Indiana, n. Illinois, and w. Nebraska, w. Wyoming, w. Montana, and California.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA2, Il, K1, K4, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Va, Zhang & Zhang (2022); = Ophioglossum vulgatum L. var. pseudopodum (Blake) Farw. — C, F, GrPl, Tat, WV; < Ophioglossum vulgatum L. — G. Basionym: Ophioglossum pusillum Raf. 1818

Links to other floras: = Ophioglossum pusillum - FNA2

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Midwest: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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image #5 of Ophioglossum pusillum© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Ophioglossum pusillum© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷

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