Family | Ophioglossaceae |
Scientific name | Ophioglossum namegatae M. Nishida & Kurita |
Synonyms | Ophioglossum namegatae M. Nishida & Kurita var. longicrure |
Common name | (Japanese common name) tone-hana-yasuri (トネハナヤスリ, 利根花鑢 [meaning: Tone River rasp flower]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Kanto region (Tone River area)) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Riverside |
Chromosomal number | 2n=240 |
Description | Vegatative leaves 2.5-11cm long, 1-4cm wide. Sporophylls 6-15cm long, strobiles 1.5-3.5cm long. Terrestrial. Summer green in April to June. |
Reference | Endangered adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum namegatae M. Nishida et Kurita (Ophioglossaceae) at the Watarase Retarding Basin, Japan. Population density, light and temperature factors affecting its sporophyte growth |
Note | Native to Japan. Rare species. |
June 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
June 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
June 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |