Ophioglossum pycnostichum (Fernald) A. & D. Love
Detail
- Family
- Ophioglossaceae
- Botanical Name
- Ophioglossum pycnostichum (Fernald) A. & D. Love
- Common Name
- Southern Adder's-tongue
- Synonym(s)
- Ophioglossum vulgatum L.; Ophioglossum vulgatum L. var. pycnostichum Fern.
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Ophioglossum pycnostichum (Fernald) A. & D. Love
- Comments
- A distinctive large-spored form from a high elevation station near Mountain Lake is known to have 1320 chromosomes, the largest number of any plant!
- Habitat
- Floodplain forests, swamp hummocks, mesic upland forests, alluvial or mesic old fields, and low meadows. Frequent in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont; infrequent to rare in the mountains.
- Native Status
- Native
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