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stalked adder's-tongue
Ophioglossum petiolatum
Ophioglossum petiolatum is a species of fern in the family Ophioglossaceae. William Jackson Hooker named this species in 1823.
The species occurs in parts of Asia, Australia, and North America.
From the article Ophioglossum petiolatum on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
It contains about 50 to 150 chloroplasts per epidermal cell and more than 200 in mesophyll cells. It grows quickly in pots making it suitable for botany instruction.
Range & habitat
Ophioglossum petiolatum has a tropical and subtropical distribution in South America and Africa. It was probably introduced to North America early in the 1900s. It is found in Hawaii but may have been introduced recently. It was introduced to other states in the United States. In the state of Missouri it only occurs in Pemiscot County. In Alabama it is present in 5 counties. In Virginia it is present in 3 counties, first being reported in the state on the lawn of Tabernacle United Methodist Church in the year 1979. It is rare in New Zealand. Robert Malcolm Laing was the first to record this species in Norfolk Island.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 165861.