French names:
Ophioglosse Family: Adder's Tongue Family (Ophioglossaceae) Distinctive features:
Single leaf, single stalk. Very unfernlike. Fronds: Undivided; Single, undivided. Height:
10-20 cm (4-8 in) Native/Non-native:
Native Status:
Uncommon.
Notes:
Easily overlooked.
Photographs:
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A single leaf, with the fertile stalk extending upwards.
The top of the fertile stalk. Sorry, no photo of the entire plant yet!
Herbarium specimen showing the whole plant.
(Royal Botanical Gardens Herbarium,Burlington,Ontario).
Herbarium specimen showing the main leaf.
(Royal Botanical Gardens Herbarium,Burlington,Ontario).