Ophioglossaceae
Least adderstongue
Ophioglossum nudicaule
- Family
- Ophioglossaceae
- Genus
- Ophioglossum
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 小叶瓶尔小草, 裸茎瓶尔小草
- English
- Least adderstongue
Synonyms
- Ophioglossum capense Sw.
- Ophioglossum capense var. nudicaule (L.f. ) Schltdl.
- Ophioglossum dendroneuron E.P.St.John ex Small
- Ophioglossum ellipticum Hook. & Grev.
- Ophioglossum mononeuron E.P.St.John ex Small
- Ophioglossum nudicaule var. robustum J.S.Licht.
- Ophioglossum nudicaule var. vulcanicum R.T.Clausen
- Ophioglossum pumilio E.P.St.John ex Small
- Ophioglossum vulgatum var. nudicaule (L.f.) D.C.Eaton
- Ophioglossum vulgatum var. nudicaule D.C.Eaton
- Ophioglossum vulgatum var. surinamense Luerss.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: native
Photos
Photo: FarEnd2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: FarEnd2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.