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southern adder's-tongue

Ophioglossum pycnostichum

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 33, February 39, March 45, April 189, May 58, June 35, July 28, August 27, September 34, October 34, November 26, December 30.
United States2,629
North Carolina438
Virginia300
Kentucky239
Indiana205
Tennessee196
Georgia178
Illinois152
Maryland143
West Virginia116

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassFerns · Polypodiopsida
Orderadder's-tongues and allies · Ophioglossales
Familyadder's-tongue family · Ophioglossaceae
Genusadder's-tongues · Ophioglossum

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