Ophioglossaceae
Large adderstongue
Ophioglossum polyphyllum
- Family
- Ophioglossaceae
- Genus
- Ophioglossum
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Large adderstongue, Adder's tongue, Pololei, Tropical adderstongue
- Hawaiian
- Pololei
Synonyms
- Ophioglossum aitchisonii (Clarke) d'Almeida
- Ophioglossum capense Schltdl.
- Ophioglossum capense var. regulare Schltdl.
- Ophioglossum concinnum Brack.
- Ophioglossum cuspidatum Milde
- Ophioglossum regulare (Schlecht.) C.Chr.
- Ophioglossum tapinum Peter
- Ophioglossum vulgare var. aitchisonii C.B.Clarke
- Ophioglossum vulgatum f. cuspidatum (Milde) Milde
- Ophioglossum vulgatum var. polyphyllum (A.Braun ex Seub.) Milde
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Johanna Söhner, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Pestano Miguel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.