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Adder's-tongue

Ophioglossum vulgatum

1,091Records since 2000
MayPeak month
59Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb2
Mar1
Apr192
May435
Jun181
Jul58
Aug24
Sep4
Oct8
Nov0
Dec1

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England133
2Norfolk England46
3North Yorkshire England45
4Argyll and Bute Scotland44
5Herefordshire, County of England39
6Cambridgeshire England32
7Suffolk England24
8Highland Scotland20
9Powys Wales20
10Cumbria England17
11Essex England16
12Oxfordshire England15
13Devon England14
14Fermanagh and Omagh Northern Ireland14
15Rutland England13
892 England97 Scotland56 Wales15 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 59 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,091
Peak month
May
Counties with records
59
Scientific name
Ophioglossum vulgatum
Group
Ferns and horsetails
NBN Atlas records since 2000
5,003
Most recorded in
Worcestershire
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Order
Ophioglossales
Family
Ophioglossaceae
Genus
Ophioglossum
Name with authority
Ophioglossum vulgatum L.
Contributing datasets
35

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q847497 · GBIF 2650133