Ophioglossaceae

Least adder's-tongue

Ophioglossum lusitanicum L.

Family: Ophioglossaceae
Genus: Ophioglossum

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Least adder's-tongue (Ophioglossum lusitanicum) — LeavesPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (7)

Arabic: لسان الحية البرتغالية
Corsican: Lingua serpina
Dutch: Kleinste addertong
English: Least adder's-tongue
French: Ophioglosse du Portugal
Spanish: Lengua de serpiente
Welsh: Y tafod-y-neidr lleiaf

Synonyms

Ophioglossum braunii Prantl
Ophioglossum loureirianum C.Presl
Ophioglossum loureiroanum C.Presl
Ophioglossum lusitanicum f. latifolium Rouy
Ophioglossum lusitanicum f. longipedunculatum Rouy
Ophioglossum lusitanicum var. latifolium
Ophioglossum lusitanicum var. longepedunculum Rouy
Ophioglossum vulgatum subsp. lusitanicum (L.) Hook.f.
Ophioglossum vulgatum subsp. lusitanicum Bonnier & Layens
Ophioglossum vulgatum var. lusitanicum (L.) Hook. & Arn.
Ophioglossum vulgatum var. macrophyllum Rouy
Ophioglossum vulgatum var. microphyllum Rouy

Photos

LeavesPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Santiago Martín-Bravo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Chris Lindorff, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dysmorodrepanis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Emmanuel Cosson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Photo: Marissa Amarilha, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.