Ophioglossaceae

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Botrychium lanceolatum (S.G.Gmel.) Ångstr.

Botrychium lanceolatum (S.G.Gmel.) Ångstr.

Botrychium lanceolatum (S.G.Gmel.) Ångstr.

Botrychium lanceolatum, or lanceleaf moonwort, is a Ophioglossaceae plant native to Northern Hemisphere subarctic and temperate areas.

Botrychium lunaria (L.) Sw.

Botrychium lunaria (L.) Sw.

Botrychium lunaria (L.) Sw.

Botrychium lunaria, common moonwort, is a small eusporangiate fern with a broad distribution, declining in some regions, that relies on mycorrhizal relationships.

Botrychium matricariifolium (Döll) A.Braun ex Koch

Botrychium matricariifolium (Döll) A.Braun ex Koch

Botrychium matricariifolium (Döll) A.Braun ex Koch

Botrychium matricariifolium is a small fern species in the Ophioglossaceae family, native to Europe and eastern North America.

Botrypus virginianus (L.) Michx.

Botrypus virginianus (L.) Michx.

Botrypus virginianus (L.) Michx.

Botrypus virginianus, or rattlesnake fern, is a low-growing fern with a wide global distribution and uses in medicine, food, and as a ginseng indicator.

Cheiroglossa palmata (L.) C.Presl

Cheiroglossa palmata (L.) C.Presl

Cheiroglossa palmata (L.) C.Presl

Cheiroglossa palmata is a palm-leaved fern native to the Neotropics and Florida, that cannot survive cultivation.

Ophioderma pendulum (L.) C.Presl

Ophioderma pendulum (L.) C.Presl

Ophioderma pendulum (L.) C.Presl

Ophioderma pendulum is a common epiphytic fern in the East Indies known for its long pendant fronds.

Ophioglossum californicum Prantl

Ophioglossum californicum Prantl

Ophioglossum californicum Prantl

Ophioglossum californicum is a small perennial fern relative that produces one annually divided leaf with fertile and sterile sections.

Ophioglossum engelmannii Prantl

Ophioglossum engelmannii Prantl

Ophioglossum engelmannii Prantl

Ophioglossum engelmannii, limestone adder's-tongue, is a small fern native to parts of the Western Hemisphere.

Ophioglossum lusitanicum L.

Ophioglossum lusitanicum L.

Ophioglossum lusitanicum L.

Ophioglossum lusitanicum is a very small winter annual fern native to western Eurasia and northern Africa, with a restricted British population.

Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.

Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.

Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.

Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook. is a plant good for botany instruction with native tropical/subtropical distribution in South America and Africa.

Ophioglossum vulgatum L.

Ophioglossum vulgatum L.

Ophioglossum vulgatum L.

Ophioglossum vulgatum is a small perennial fern with wide distribution, that can reproduce both vegetatively and sexually, and has traditional European medicinal uses.

Sceptridium biternatum (Savigny) Lyon

Sceptridium biternatum (Savigny) Lyon

Sceptridium biternatum (Savigny) Lyon

Sceptridium biternatum is a perennial grape fern native to eastern North America that turns reddish-brown in fall.

Sceptridium dissectum (Spreng.) Lyon

Sceptridium dissectum (Spreng.) Lyon

Sceptridium dissectum (Spreng.) Lyon

Sceptridium dissectum (cutleaf grapefern) is a slow-growing perennial homosporous grape fern native to eastern North America.

Sceptridium multifidum (S.G.Gmel.) M.Nishida ex Tagawa

Sceptridium multifidum (S.G.Gmel.) M.Nishida ex Tagawa

Sceptridium multifidum (S.G.Gmel.) M.Nishida ex Tagawa

Sceptridium multifidum is a distinctive fern native to Europe, Asia, and North America with unusual contractile roots and grape-like sporangia clusters.

Sceptridium oneidense (Gilbert) Holub

Sceptridium oneidense (Gilbert) Holub

Sceptridium oneidense (Gilbert) Holub

Sceptridium oneidense is a rare fern species native to moist eastern North American woodlands.

Helminthostachys zeylanica (L.) Hook.

Helminthostachys zeylanica (L.) Hook.

Helminthostachys zeylanica (L.) Hook.

Helminthostachys zeylanica is a terrestrial herbaceous fern from SE Asia and Australia with documented traditional medicinal uses.

Ophioglossum pusillum Raf.

Ophioglossum pusillum Raf.

Ophioglossum pusillum Raf.

Ophioglossum pusillum is a small fleshy perennial fern that produces one annually divided leaf with a sterile blade and spore-bearing fertile stalk.

Ophioglossum vulgatum subsp. vulgatum

Ophioglossum vulgatum subsp. vulgatum

Ophioglossum vulgatum subsp. vulgatum

Ophioglossum vulgatum subsp. vulgatum is a small perennial fern with a wide distribution, used in European traditional folk medicine.

Botrychium ascendens W.H.Wagner

Botrychium ascendens W.H.Wagner

Botrychium ascendens W.H.Wagner

Botrychium ascendens is a small North American fern species commonly called triangle-lobe moonwort or upswept moonwort.

Botrychium crenulatum W.H.Wagner

Botrychium crenulatum W.H.Wagner

Botrychium crenulatum W.H.Wagner

Botrychium crenulatum, or scalloped/dainty moonwort, is a small uncommon North American fern in the Ophioglossaceae family.

Botrychium minganense Vict.

Botrychium minganense Vict.

Botrychium minganense Vict.

Botrychium minganense is a small moonwort fern found across Canada and the United States, growing in varied habitat types.

Botrychium pinnatum H.St.John

Botrychium pinnatum H.St.John

Botrychium pinnatum H.St.John

Northwestern moonwort (Botrychium pinnatum) is a small uncommon fern native to western North America. It reproduces via grapelike sporangia clusters.

Botrychium simplex E.Hitchc.

Botrychium simplex E.Hitchc.

Botrychium simplex E.Hitchc.

Botrychium simplex E.Hitchc. (little grapefern) is a perennial native North American and Greenlandic fern in the Ophioglossaceae family.

Botrychium boreale Milde

Botrychium boreale Milde

Botrychium boreale Milde

Northern moonwort (Botrychium boreale Milde) is a fern in Ophioglossaceae with an upright short single-leaved rhizome.

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