Scientific or common name:

Ophioglossum palmatum L.

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OPHIOGLOSSACEAE - Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Ophioglossum palmatum L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl. 2: 1063. 1753 [1 May 1753]
Rank: species
See: ► Cheiroglossa palmata (L.) C. Presl

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Common names

U.S. name: Hand fern

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Cheiroglossa palmata (L.) C. Presl

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: -
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Filicopsida
Subclass: -
Order: Ophioglossales
Family: Ophioglossaceae
Genus: Ophioglossum
Species:

1) Ophioglossum azoricum C. Presl 2) Ophioglossum californicum Prantl 3) Ophioglossum concinnum Brack. 4) Ophioglossum crotalophoroides Walter 5) Ophioglossum crotalophoroides Walter var. crotalophoroides 6) Ophioglossum crotalophoroides Walter var. nanum Osten ex J.S. Licht. 7) Ophioglossum dendroneuron E.P. St. John 8) Ophioglossum ellipticum Hook. & Grev. 9) Ophioglossum engelmannii Prantl 10) Ophioglossum lusitanicum L. ssp. californicum (Prantl) R.T. Clausen 11) Ophioglossum lusitanicum L. var. californicum (Prantl) Broun 12) Ophioglossum mononeuron E.P. St. John 13) Ophioglossum nudicaule L. f. 14) Ophioglossum nudicaule L. f. var. minus R.T. Clausen 15) Ophioglossum nudicaule L. f. var. tenerum (Mett. ex Prantl) R.T. Clausen 16) Ophioglossum palmatum L. 17) Ophioglossum pendulum L. 18) Ophioglossum pendulum L. ssp. falcatum (C. Presl) R.T. Clausen 19) Ophioglossum pendulum L. ssp. pendulum 20) Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook. 21) Ophioglossum polyphyllum A. Braun 22) Ophioglossum pusillum Raf. 23) Ophioglossum pycnostichum (Fernald) A. Löve & D. Löve 24) Ophioglossum reticulatum L. 25) Ophioglossum tenerum Mett. ex Prantl 26) Ophioglossum vulgatum auct. non L. 27) Ophioglossum vulgatum L. 28) Ophioglossum vulgatum L. var. alaskanum (E.G. Britton) C. Chr. 29) Ophioglossum vulgatum L. var. pseudopodum (S.F. Blake) Farw. 30) Ophioglossum vulgatum L. var. pycnostichum Fernald

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (FL), USA+ (PR)


Map for Ophioglossum palmatum L.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Filicopsida 2) Polypodiopsida

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Families
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1) Anemiaceae (Flowering Fern family) 2) Aspleniaceae (Spleenwort family) 3) Blechnaceae (Chain Fern family) 4) Cyatheaceae (Tree Fern family) 5) Davalliaceae (Hanging Fern family) 6) Dennstaedtiaceae (Bracken Fern family) 7) Dicksoniaceae (Tree Fern family) 8) Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family) 9) Gleicheniaceae (Forking Fern family) 10) Grammitidaceae (Kihi Fern family) 11) Hymenophyllaceae (Filmy Fern family) 12) Lophosoriaceae (Diamond-leaf Fern family) 13) Lygodiaceae (Climbing Fern family) 14) Marattiaceae (Vessel Fern family) 15) Marsileaceae (Water-clover family) 16) Ophioglossaceae 17) Osmundaceae (Royal Fern family) 18) Parkeriaceae (Water Fern family) 19) Polypodiaceae (Polypody family) 20) Pteridaceae (Maidenhair Fern family) 21) Salviniaceae (Floating Fern family) 22) Schizaeaceae (Curly-grass family) 23) Thelypteridaceae (Marsh Fern family) 24) Vittariaceae (Shoestring Fern family)

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Genera (Ophioglossaceae)
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1) Botrychium (grapefern) 2) Cheiroglossa (cheiroglossa fern) 3) Helminthostachys 4) Ophioderma (adderstongue) 5) Ophioglossum (adderstongue) 6) Sceptridium

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Common names (Ophioglossum)
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1) (no name) 2) Bulbous adderstongue (Ophioglossum crotalophoroides) 3) California adderstongue (Ophioglossum californicum) 4) Hand fern (Ophioglossum palmatum) 5) Large adderstongue (Ophioglossum polyphyllum) 6) Least adderstongue (Ophioglossum nudicaule) 7) Limestone adderstongue (Ophioglossum engelmannii) 8) Longstem adderstongue (Ophioglossum petiolatum) 9) Netted adderstongue (Ophioglossum reticulatum) 10) Northern adderstongue (Ophioglossum pusillum) 11) Old World adderstongue (Ophioglossum pendulum) 12) Southern adderstongue (Ophioglossum vulgatum) 13) Tropical adderstongue (Ophioglossum concinnum)

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More species:
1) Ophioglossum pycnostichum (Fernald) A. Löve & D. Löve [132]
2) Ophioglossum tenerum Mett. ex Prantl [137]
3) Ophioglossum vulgatum auct. non L. [107]
4) Ophioglossum vulgatum L. var. alaskanum (E.G. Britton) C. Chr. [139]
5) Ophioglossum vulgatum L. var. pycnostichum Fernald [91]
6) Ophiopogon japonicus (L. f.) Ker Gawl. [2125]
7) Ophrys insectifera L. [1880]
8) Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P. Beauv. var. hirtellus [143]
9) Opulaster alabamensis Rydb. [130]
10) Opuntia acanthocarpa Engelm. & Bigelow var. acanthocarpa [143]

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