Netted Adderstongue
Ophioglossum reticulatum
- Native to:
- Angola, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Galápagos, Ghana, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritius, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Solomon Is., South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Uganda, United States, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Virgin Islands, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Andrés González (www.wikidata.org)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Pteridophyta | - Ferns
- Family:
- Ophioglossaceae
- Genus:
- Ophioglossum
- Species:
- Ophioglossum reticulatum
- USDA Symbol:
- OPRE
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 30 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Part Shade
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- rich, well-drained loamy soil
- pH:
- 5.5 - 7.0 (slightly acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- excellent drainage required
- Moisture:
- consistently moist
- Notes:
- prefers shaded forest floors
Propagation & Germination
- Notes:
- Fern reproduces via spores; spore germination requires moist, shaded conditions and mycorrhizal associations.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI