genus
Adder's-tongues
Ophioglossum
Field notes
Children
- Southern Adder's-tongue native
- Southern Adder's-tongue present
- Limestone Adder's-tongue native
- Stalked Adder's-tongue native
- Least Adder's-tongue
- Common Adders-tongue native
- California Adder's-tongue native
- Bulbous Adder's-tongue native
- Northern Adder's-tongue native
- Small Adder's-tongue
- Stalked Adder's-tongue
- Slender Adder's-tongue native
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Fern Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native adder's-tongues All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Northern Adder's-tongue
Ophioglossum pusillum
food
2
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Southern Adder's-tongue
Ophioglossum pycnostichum
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Limestone Adder's-tongue
Ophioglossum engelmannii
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California Adder's-tongue
Ophioglossum californicum
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Stalked Adder's-tongue
Ophioglossum petiolatum
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Bulbous Adder's-tongue
Ophioglossum crotalophoroides
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Common Adders-tongue
Ophioglossum polyphyllum
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Slender Adder's-tongue
Ophioglossum nudicaule