PLANTS Profile for Ophioglossum pusillum (northern adderstongue)

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Ophioglossum pusillum Raf.
northern adderstongue

Symbol:

OPPU3

Group:

Fern

Family:

Ophioglossaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Line Drawing of Ophioglossum pusillum Raf.

Ophioglossum vulgatum var. pseudopodum

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 2. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Ophioglossum pusillum Raf.

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Synonyms:
Ophioglossum pusillum Raf.

	OPVU3	Ophioglossum vulgatum auct. non L.
	OPVUA	Ophioglossum vulgatum L. var. alaskanum (E.G. Britton) C. Chr.
	OPVUP	Ophioglossum vulgatum L. var. pseudopodum (S.F. Blake) Farw.

Distribution:
Ophioglossum pusillum Raf.


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USA (AK, CA, CT, DC, DE, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Ophioglossum pusillum Raf.

View 5 genera in Ophioglossaceae, 12 species in Ophioglossum

Classification:
Ophioglossum pusillum Raf.

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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 pusillum Raf. – northern adderstongue

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ophioglossum pusillum Raf.

This plant and synonym italicized and indented below are 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.

Connecticut:
Ophioglossum vulgatum
adder's-tongue		Threatened
Maine:
adder's tongue fern		Special Concern
Massachusetts:
adder's-tongue fern		Threatened
New York:
adder's-tongue		Exploitably Vulnerable
Rhode Island:
adder's-tongue		Endangered
Washington:
adder's-tongue		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Ophioglossum pusillum Raf.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 504033.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/24/2008 03:12 AM MDT