Southern Adder's-tongue — Ophioglossum pycnostichum (Fernald) A. & D. Löve

Ophioglossum pycnostichum (Southern Adder's-tongue)

This unusual fern is fairly common in bottomland forests throughout North Carolina.

Wake Co., NC 4/9/11

Ophioglossum pycnostichum (Southern Adder's-tongue)

Wake Co., NC 4/9/11

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