Key to Ophioglossum

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(For a list of species in Ophioglossum, use the above link.)

Jepson Manual glossary definitions can be seen by moving your cursor over words underlined with dots.

1. Trophophore 1–2(3) per 

caudex 

Generally short, sometimes woody, more or less vertical stem of a perennial, at or beneath ground level.

, separated from sporophore ± at ground, 

blade 

Expanded portion of a leaf, petal, or other structure, generally flat but sometimes rolled, cylindric, wavy, or cupped.

 

lanceolate 

Narrowly elongate, widest in the basal half, often tapered to an acute tip.

, < 3(4) cm, < 1 cm wide, tip 

acuminate 

Having a long-tapered, sharp tip, the sides concave.

or mucronate ..... O. californicum

1' Trophophore 1 per caudex, separated from sporophore well above ground, blade oblanceolate to obovate, generally 4–10 cm, 1.8–4 cm wide, tip rounded ..... O. pusillum

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