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Adder's Tongue
Adder's tongue is a common name for several plants and may refer to: *'' Ophioglossum'', a genus of ferns in the family Ophioglossaceae *'' Erythronium'' (also known as fawn lily, trout lily, or dog's-tooth violet), a genus of lilies {{Plant common name ...
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Ophioglossum
''Ophioglossum'', the adder's-tongue ferns, is a genus of about 50 species of ferns A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes except th ... in the family Ophioglossaceae. The name ''Ophioglossum'' comes from the Greek language, Greek meaning "snake-tongue".eFloras: ''Ophioglossum''
accessed 14 February 2014.
Their cosmopolitan distribution is mainly in tropical and subtropical habitats. The genus has the largest number of chromosomes in the known plant kingdom, but contrary to popular belief does not have the largest number of chromosomes out of all known organisms, falling short to the pr ...
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