Ophioglossaceae

Old World adderstongue

Ophioderma pendula (L.) C.Presl

Family: Ophioglossaceae
Genus: Ophioderma

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Old World adderstongue: Ribbon Fern (Ophioglossum pendulum) Sea Acres National Park. NSW, Australia. Location: -31462122 152.93238 — Photo: Poyt448, Peter Woodard, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 带状瓶尔小草, 帶狀瓶爾小草
English: Old World adderstongue
Japanese: コブラン

Synonyms

Ophioderma pendula f. ramosa Nakai
Ophioglossum furcatum J.Sm.
Ophioglossum moultonii Copel.
Ophioglossum pendulum L.

Photos

Photo: Poyt448, Peter Woodard, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.