Ophioglossum vulgatum

Common name

Adder's tongue

Ophioglossum vulgatum

© Natural History Museum

Latin names

Class

Psilotopsida

Order

Ophioglossales

Family

Ophioglossaceae

Genus

Ophioglossum

Species

vulgatum

Geographic details

Habitat

Wide range

Soil type

alkaline

Distribution

Throughout British Isles

Native

Yes

General

Plant height

small

Branched

No

Plant colour

mid-green

Habit

colonial, lvs erect

Conservation status

not threatened

Wikimedia Url

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophioglossum_vulgatum

Leaf details

Separate fertile leaves

Yes

Fertile leaf shape

Spike

Sterile leaf shape

ovate to ovate-lanceolate

Pinnae

no pinnae

Wintergreen

No

Spore details

Homospore

Yes

Rhizome details

Rhizome description

colonial creeping stolons

Rhizome position

upright

Indusium details

Indusium present

No