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Ophioglossaceae “Adder’s Tongue Family” By: Noah Berglund Family Characteristics • 4 genera and 80 species • Isolated family which are not closely related to other living families of ferns • Recognized by a massive sporangia with high spore capacity • Found in recently glaciated and tropical areas Botrychium virginianum “Rattlesnake fern” • ~1’ tall • Broadly triangular tripinnate blade • Spore- bearing stalk • Grows in partial sunny locations in moist well-drained soils Spore-bearing stock Resources • www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/bovi.htm • http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/courses/systematics/Phyla/Pt erophyta/Ophioglossaceae.html • http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/430022/Ophi oglossaceae