Ophioglossum coriaceum A.Cunn.

Species

Pteridophytes > Ophioglossales > Ophioglossaceae > Ophioglossoideae > Ophioglossum

Characteristics

"Rhizome cylindric, suberect, slightly tuberous, roots fleshy. Fronds 1-2 (or rarely 3) . . ., 1-3 in. long including the petiole and fertile spike: sterile lamina . . . 1/4-2 in. long, 1/6-? in. broad, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, . . . narrowed into a long cuneate base, fleshy or almost coriaceous; veins indistinct, reticulated in narrow areoles. Fertile spike 1/4-3/4; in. long on a slender peduncle which usually much exceeds the sterile lamina when mature. Sporangia 7-15 in each row."
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Ophioglossum coriaceum world distribution map, present in Australia, Ecuador, Ghana, New Zealand, and Peru

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17167390-1
WFO ID wfo-0001111941
COL ID 49X7Z
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Synonyms

Ophioglossum minimum Ophioglossum coriaceum Ophioglossum lusitanicum subsp. coriaceum Ophioglossum vulgatum var. minimum