Ophioglossaceae
Southern adderstongue
Ophioglossum vulgatum
- Family
- Ophioglossaceae
- Genus
- Ophioglossum
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Common names
By language (36)
- Arabic
- لسان الحية
- Armenian
- Իժալեզու սովորական
- arz
- اوفيوجلوسوم فولغاتوم
- Asturian
- Llingua de sierpe
- Belarusian
- Вужоўнік звычайны
- Bulgarian
- Обикновен змийски език
- Catalan
- Llengua de serp, Ophioglosse vulgaire
- Chinese
- 瓶尔小草, 瓶爾小草, 一支箭, 瓶耳小草
- Croatian
- Ljetni jednolist
- Czech
- Hadilka obecná, Hadí jazyk obecný
- Danish
- Almindelig Slangetunge, Slangetunge
- Dutch
- Gewone addertong, Gemeene addertong, Gemene addertong
- English
- Southern adderstongue, Adder's-tongue, Adder's grass, Adder's spear, Adder's tongue, Adder's tongue fern
- Estonian
- Harilik maokeel
- Finnish
- Isokäärmeenkieli, Käärmeenkieli
- French
- Ophioglosse vulgaire, Herbe sans couture, Ophioglosse commun, Ophioglosse des Alpes
- German
- Gewöhnliche Natternzunge, Ophioglosse vulgaire
- Hungarian
- Közönséges kígyónyelv
- Irish
- Lus na teanga
- Italian
- Ofioglosso comune
- Japanese
- ヒロハハナヤスリ
- kw
- Taves an nader
- Lithuanian
- Vienalapė driežlielė, Ophioglosse vulgaire
- Norwegian
- Ormetunge
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Ormetunge
- Persian
- افیوگلسوم ولگاتوم, مارزبان
- Polish
- Nasięźrzał pospolity
- Russian
- Ужовник обыкновенный
- sat
- ᱚᱛ ᱯᱚᱨᱟᱭᱱᱤ
- Slovak
- Hadivka obyčajná
- Slovenian
- Navadni kačji jezik
- Spanish
- Lengua de serpiente
- Swedish
- Ormtunga, Herrekål, Läketunga, Ophioglosse vulgaire
- Turkmen
- Adaty užownik
- Ukrainian
- Вужачка звичайна
- Welsh
- Tafod y neidr
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
LeavesPhoto: Roman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Anastasia Titovets, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Wilma Harper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Natalya Ivanova, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bartosz Cuber, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Vassen from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: gailhampshire, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: gailhampshire, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sdjurovic, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sdjurovic, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sdjurovic, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification 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.