Ophioglossum namegatae




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