- Ophioglossum vulgatum L. - Adder's-tongue
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An extraordinary small fern of damp grassy places with a single oval leaf and a spike-like fertile branch which produces the spores. Rare, but also probably overlooked.
All names: Ophioglossum vulgatum L.; Ophioglossum vulgatum ssp. vulgatum L.