Ophioglossum pusillum
Raf.
Northern adder's tongue, Northern adderstongue
Ophioglossum pusillum is a fern (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
California Rare Plant Rank:
2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere)
Bloom Period
one or more occurrenceswithin a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Jepson eFlora section:
fern
USDA PLANTS group:
Fern
Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands
freshwater-marsh, edges
Freshwater Wetlands, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian
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[Wikipedia] Range, Habitat: It is native to northern North America, where it is widespread in moist areas such as marshes, fens, and meadows. It is found from northern California through Alaska on the west, and from central Appalachia through the northern Great Plains and the Great Lakes regions, across the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
