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Ophioglossum reticulatum
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Ophioglossum reticulatum, the netted adder's-tongue, is a species of fern in the family Ophioglossaceae. It has a pantropical/pansubtropical distribution; Latin America, the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Yemen, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, warmer parts of China, Malesia, Korea, Japan, and many tropical islands. It is a hexaploid and has the highest known number of chromosomes of any plant, 720. Its leaves—or leaf, individuals only grow one per year—are edible, and are regularly consumed by people in Africa and Asia.
- Family
- Ophioglossaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Ophioglossum reticulatum
- Slug
- ophioglossum-reticulatum
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Ophioglossaceae
- Genus
- Ophioglossum
- Species
- reticulatum
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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