Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants
compiled by Elizabeth Painter
up to date as of May 1, 2016
Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).
| Taxon | Ophioglossum pusillum |
| group | Ferns |
| Family | Ophiglossaceae |
| Family common name(s) | adder's-tongue; adder's tongue; moonwort fern |
| Genus common name(s) | adder's-tongue fern; adder's tongue fern; adder's-fern; adder's fern; snake's tongue |
| Species common name(s) | northern adder's-tongue; northern adder's tongue; northern adders-tongue; northern adders tongue; northern adderstongue; northern adder's tongue fern; northern adder's-tongue fern; northern adder's tongue fern; northern adders-tongue fern |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | adder's-grass, adder's grass, adder's-spear, adder's spear, adder's-tongue, adder's tongue, adderstongue, adders tongue, adder tongue are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | Ophioglossum vulgatum L. var. pseudopodum (S.F. Blake) Farw. |
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