Austral Adder's Tongue - native (Ophioglossum lusitanicum)

Family: Ophioglossaceae.

Cosmopolitan, growing in North and South America, Africa, Asia, Europe and Australia.

Rare. Grows on damp soil, sometimes with moss. I have not seen it for many years. It is small and could readily be overlooked.

Recognise:

• it has one or more infertile fronds at the base. The fertile frond (i.e. the frond that produces spores) is erect and above the infertile frond.

It is reputed to spread by means of vegetative buds, and so can form large colonies.