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Adder's Tongue Fern

Ferns and Fern Allies

Adders tongue fern is a small, unusual fern found in damp grasslands and meadows across Europe, Asia, and North America, easy to overlook since a single plant produces just one broad, undivided leaf blade each year. From the base of that leaf rises a narrow, upright fertile spike lined with spore cases, whose shape gives the plant its common name. It lives in a close underground partnership with soil fungi that support the plant for much of its early life, and it can remain dormant beneath the soil for years without producing any visible growth at all.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Relationship to People

Used in Traditional Medicine 1

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 3

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 4

Identification

Distinguishing Appearance

Two part frond made of a rounded diamond shaped leaf sheath and a narrow branchless spore bearing spike. 1

Scientific Name

Ophioglossum vulgatum 1

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated 5

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Wikidata: Adder's Tongue Fern

In Biome

Source Plants For A Future: Ophioglossum vulgatum

Source Plants For A Future: Ophioglossum vulgatum

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Sources

1. Ophioglossum vulgatum - Wikipedia

Lead paragraph
Ophioglossum vulgatum, commonly known as adder's-tongue, southern adder's-tongue or adder's-tongue fern, is a species of fern in the family Ophioglossaceae.
Description section
It consists of a two-part frond, separated into a 4-12 cm (1.6-4.7 in) rounded diamond-shaped leaf sheath and narrow branchless spore-bearing spike.
lead sentence (diet), EntityId 306685
Ophioglossum vulgatum, commonly known as adder's-tongue, southern adder's-tongue or adder's-tongue fern, is a species of fern in the family Ophioglossaceae.
Uses
A tea made from the leaves was used as a traditional European folk remedy for internal bleeding and vomiting.

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. NatureServe Explorer: Ophioglossum vulgatum

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Plantae

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45

"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Plants","language":"EN"},{"name":"Flora","language":"EN"}],"cites_listings":[]

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5. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Ophioglossum vulgatum

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory record

Quote, iucnRedListCategory record

"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Wikidata: Adder's Tongue Fern

Wikidata Q847497, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Child Taxon Of: Pteridophyta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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Plants For A Future: Ophioglossum vulgatum

Plants For A Future

In Biome: Grassland, Habitats
Damp grassland, fens and scrub
In Biome: Fen, Habitats
Damp grassland, fens and scrub

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