Common Adders-tongue

Ophioglossum polyphyllum

Inclusion rationale

Why did we include this species on our website? Because it was mentioned in the following source(s):

• Ferns of the Witwatersrand

Features data

The following sources have provided data on features for this species.

Source document	Features
Ferns of the Witwatersrand Dec. 17, 2025, 7:08 a.m.	Medicinal Near water Sun Semi-shade

Photo credits

You can see the credits underneath each photo of the species pages as well. Credits, in order of appearance:

• (c) elke_erb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) source
• (c) Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Rebelo source
• (c) Sandra Falanga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sandra Falanga source
• (c) Ron Frumkin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ron Frumkin source