Plants Profile for Ophioglossum vulgatum (southern adderstongue)

General Information
Symbol:	OPVU
Group:	Fern
Family:	Ophioglossaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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©Richard A. Howard. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Usage Requirements.

©Jeff McMillian. Provided by Almost Eden. United States, LA. Usage Requirements.

©Jim Stasz. United States, MD. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 2. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
OPPY3	Ophioglossum pycnostichum (Fernald) Á. Löve & D. Löve
OPVUP2	Ophioglossum vulgatum L. var. pycnostichum Fernald

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division	Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class	Filicopsida
Order	Ophioglossales
Family	Ophioglossaceae – Adder's-tongue family
Genus	Ophioglossum L. – adderstongue
Species	Ophioglossum vulgatum L. – southern adderstongue

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Michigan southeastern adder's tongue Threatened
New Jersey Ophioglossum vulgatum var. pycnostichum southern adder's-tongue Endangered
Pennsylvania Ophioglossum pycnostichum southeastern adder's tongue Extirpated

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America
Arid West	FAC
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	FACW
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	FACW
Great Plains	FACW
Midwest	FACW
Northcentral & Northeast	FACW