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Ophioglossum vulgatum
southern adder's-tongue
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Ophioglossum vulgatum L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		southern adder's-tongue
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:		PA: PX
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		PA: SNR
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	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Fort Donelson 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
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	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:	6/24/2009

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 3/7/2026 4:06:40 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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