- Ophioglossum vulgatum L. - Adder's-tongue - Ophioglossaceae
© Paul Hackney
© Stan Beesley
(Map updated: March 2008)
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.
NBN Atlas mapping: Species account : NBN Atlas UK Species Observations database
iNaturalist: Species account : iNaturalist World Species Observations database