Ophioglossum lusitanicum

(Ophioglossum californicum)

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Description

Ophioglossum californicum is a small, fleshy perennial plant growing from a caudex no more than 1.5 centimeters wide.It produces one leaf per year. The leaf is divided into a thick, green blade-shaped part, which is sterile, and a fertile stalk lined with two rows of sporangia, the reproductive parts.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Pteridophyta
Class: Psilotopsida
Order:Ophioglossales
Family:Ophioglossaceae
Genus:Ophioglossum
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