Ophioglossum petiolatum
Adder's tongue, Long-stem Adder's tongue
Ophioglossaceae (Adder's Tongue family)
Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi at Kaunakakai, Lānaʻi, Maui and Hawaiʻi Island); tropical areas of the world
Photo: Oʻahu
Adder's tongue stem and sprangia. Lacey fronds belong to palaʻā (Sphenomeris chinensis), an indigenous fern in the Hawaiian Islands. The Adder's tongue came up as a volunteer in the potted palaʻā.
Leaves
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Etymology
The generic name Ophioglossum is from the Greek ophis, snake, and glossa, tongue, in reference to the fertile spike resembling a snake's tongue.
The specific epithet petiolatum is from the Latin petiole, little foot, stalk, stem
Ophioglossum petiolatum
Adder's tongue, Long-stem Adder's tongue
Ophioglossaceae (Adder's Tongue family)
Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi at Kaunakakai, Lānaʻi, Maui and Hawaiʻi Island); tropical areas of the world
Photo: Oʻahu
Adder's tongue stem and sprangia. Lacey fronds belong to palaʻā (Sphenomeris chinensis), an indigenous fern in the Hawaiian Islands. The Adder's tongue came up as a volunteer in the potted palaʻā.
Leaves
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/30904773721/in/photostream/
Etymology
The generic name Ophioglossum is from the Greek ophis, snake, and glossa, tongue, in reference to the fertile spike resembling a snake's tongue.
The specific epithet petiolatum is from the Latin petiole, little foot, stalk, stem