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Ophioglossum vulgatum
Adder's Tongue Fern
Cumberland Island National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Ophioglossum vulgatum L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Adder's Tongue Fern
Park Synonyms:		Ophioglossum pycnostichum

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Polypodiophytina, Subclass Ophioglossidae, Order Ophioglossales, Family Ophioglossaceae, Genus Ophioglossum, Species Ophioglossum vulgatum


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		FL: SNR; GA: S4
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Antietam National Battlefield
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Big Thicket National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Gettysburg National Military Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Thomas Stone National Historic Site


Last Modified Date:	6/15/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 4:54:18 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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