Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossum

Ophioglossum pycnostichum (Fernald) Á.Löve & D.Löve

First published in Taxon 26: 324 (1977)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central, E. & S. U.S.A. to Mexico. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Weakley, A.S. (2023). Flora of the Southeastern United States, 2023 edition https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu/img/flora/FSUS_2023.pdf.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. [Cited as Ophioglossum vulgatum subspec. vulgatum.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2022). https://newfs.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/Flora_Novae_Angliae_Addenda_22Nov22.pdf. epublication.

Other Data

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Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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