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Ophioglossum polyphyllum

A.Braun ex Seub. (1844)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class/Clade: Polypodiopsida Order: Ophioglossales Family: Ophioglossaceae Genus: Ophioglossum

adder's tongue, pololei

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Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Indigenous

Island Status

Kaua'i Indigenous
O'ahu Indigenous
Molokai Indigenous
Lana'i Indigenous
Kaho'olawe Unknown
Maui Indigenous
Hawai'i Indigenous

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Azor.: 17 (1844)

Other References

Palmer 2003:199 (K, O, Mo, L, M, Ka, H); Cooke Jr. 1268a BISH (Mo†, 1924); Stemmermann 3715B BISH (L†, 1979); Note: no BISH spms. from Ka, as of Mar 2025, record retained (Maya LeGrande pers. comm.)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Ophioglossum polyphyllum Manele and Hulopoe Bays, between sand dunes, kiawe forest Preserved_Specimen Stemmermann, R.L. 3715 Lanai BISH 1979-02-18
2 Ophioglossum polyphyllum Polihale State Park, dumes in front of reef zone near Queens Pond. Costal dry shrubland mixed community, sand dunes and lithidied sand outcrops, w/ Chamaesyce celastroides var. stokesii, Scaevola taccada, Sida fallax, Sporobolus virginicus, Ipomoea imperati, Nama sandwicensis, Vitex rotundifolia, Waltheria indica, Boerhavia repens Preserved_Specimen Rhizzome subterranean, blades erect medium green, ca. 20 plants observed Wood, K.R. 15850 Kauai BISH 2014-02-27
3 Ophioglossum polyphyllum East Maui, Wailuku District, Keokea, southeast of Puu O Kali. Vegetation: Erythrina, Diospyros, Sophora, Myoporum, Euphorbia, Sideroxylon, Polyscias, Nothocestrum, Sida, Chenopodium, Nototrichium, Dodonaea, Capparis, Cocculus, Sicyos, Pellaea, Doryopteris, Ipomoea, Argemone, Waltheria, Prosopis, Melia, Leucaena, Neonotonia, Melinis, Verbesina, Lantana. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 111320 Maui BISH 2013-11-25
4 Ophioglossum polyphyllum behind cove W of Kanaio beach hot cinders Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 414 Maui BISH 1978-12-27
5 Ophioglossum polyphyllum Former Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Northern Trap & Skeet Range In recently burned open area, growing with Cenchrus ciliaris, Euphorbia hirta (779254), Macroptilium lathyroides, Physalis angulata(779257), Eragrostis pectinacea (779255), and Vachellia farnesiana. Preserved_Specimen BISH staff 37 Oahu BISH 2021-04-30
6 Ophioglossum polyphyllum Kahue, Puna District In moist black soil, in sink hole 2m deep with Sida. Semi arid pahoehoe slopes. Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 25466 Hawaii BISH 1954-12-24
7 Ophioglossum polyphyllum N. Kona; upper makai slopes of Puu Oo, Land of Maniniowale, mauka of Queen Kaahumanu Hwy Ca. 100 individuals near summit, in exposed sites in grassland of Pennisetum setacum. Preserved_Specimen Nagata, K.M. 4270 Hawaii BISH 1993-11-22
8 Ophioglossum polyphyllum W Maui, Wailuku Sand hills. Preserved_Specimen Bailey, E. Maui BISH
9 Ophioglossum polyphyllum Barking Sands, between Kohole Point and base housing Dodonaea shrubland on low, coastal sand dunes, under canopy Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 2683 Kauai BISH 1988-01-15
10 Ophioglossum polyphyllum South Kohala District. Collected east of Queen Kaahumanu Highway between Mauna Lani Drive and Puako turn off Dry area with scant vegetation; open grassland with scattered Prosopis pallida. Preserved_Specimen Funk, E.J. Hawaii BISH 1991-02-04
11 Ophioglossum polyphyllum Kahue, Puna moist black soil, sink hole 2 m deep with Sida, semiarid pahoehoe slopes Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 25466 Hawaii BISH 1954-12-24
12 Ophioglossum polyphyllum Puako Under buffelgrass [Cenchrus ciliaris L.] Preserved_Specimen Funk, E.J. Hawaii BISH 1992-12-18
13 Ophioglossum polyphyllum Hulopoe sand under Prosopis Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 6312 Lanai BISH 1979-02-18
14 Ophioglossum polyphyllum ruins 2 miles S of Pohie Bay soil on pahoehoe Preserved_Specimen Higashino, P.K. 10207 Hawaii BISH 1984-03-26
15 Ophioglossum polyphyllum Barking Sands, between Kohole Point and base housing Dodonaea shrubland on low, coastal sand dunes, under canopy Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 2683 Kauai BISH 1988-01-15
16 Ophioglossum polyphyllum Barking Sands, between Kohole Point and base housing Dodonaea shrubland on low, coastal sand dunes, in full sun or in thatch Preserved_Specimen Wilson, K.A. 1612 Kauai BISH 1989-03-06
17 Ophioglossum polyphyllum Ninole, Wailua, Kau gravelly spot on basalt point, by old Hawaiian house site Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 23952 Hawaii BISH 1949-12-25
18 Ophioglossum polyphyllum Kau, Keauhou back of high tide mark Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. Hawaii BISH 1931-10-01
19 Ophioglossum polyphyllum near Sisal Preserved_Specimen Cooke Jr., C.M. 1763 Oahu BISH 1912-02-16
20 Ophioglossum polyphyllum Oahu Preserved_Specimen Rémy, J. 58 Oahu BISH 1851-01-01
21 Ophioglossum polyphyllum Kamoku. Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 167 Lanai BISH 1919-01-01
22 Ophioglossum polyphyllum Wailuku Preserved_Specimen Bailey, E. Maui BISH 1879-01-01
23 Ophioglossum polyphyllum Wailuku Preserved_Specimen Bailey, E. Maui BISH 1879-01-01
24 Ophioglossum polyphyllum unknown Preserved_Specimen Judd, J.R. BISH 1888-01-01
25 Ophioglossum polyphyllum Kauai Preserved_Specimen Brodie, A. Kauai BISH
26 Ophioglossum polyphyllum Kau, Hilea-Kai, radius of 10' on heiau ~30' from ocean, full sun, dry Preserved_Specimen Greenwell, A.B.H. 21241 Hawaii BISH 1950-03-09
27 Ophioglossum polyphyllum Kahue, Puna District In moist black soil, in sink hole 2m deep with Sida. Semi arid pahoehoe slopes. Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 25466 Hawaii BISH 1954-12-24
28 Ophioglossum polyphyllum Leahi crater near summit on North East facing slope along switchback trail. Growing in volcanic tuff mixed with coral and basalt amongst Cenchrus ciliaris, Sida fallax, Emilia sonchifolia, Weissia ovalis, and Cenchrus setaceus. Preserved_Specimen Plants mostly 10 to 12 cm, sometimes branching at base. Leaves usually 2, ovate with short mucro at tip, semi coriaceous. Veins evident after drying, abundantly reticulate with small spaces between the veins. Petioles of dead leaves persistent. Thomas, M.K. 226 Oahu BISH 2022-01-19
29 Ophioglossum polyphyllum W Maui, Wailuku Sand hills. Preserved_Specimen Maui BISH
30 Ophioglossum polyphyllum Kamakaipo sand dunes Preserved_Specimen Cooke Jr., C.M. 1268 Molokai BISH 1924-01-01
31 Ophioglossum polyphyllum East Kalaeloa, Ewa District Open limestone with buffelgrass and kiawe Ephemeral population growing in fine soil in limestone pockets. Hundreds of plants with reproductive structures and beginning to dry up. Preserved_Specimen LeGrande, M. 2021.12 Oahu BISH 2021-04-10
32 Ophioglossum polyphyllum East Maui, S coast, Hanamanioa Point fine coral and lava rubble Preserved_Specimen loose patch, 10 x 10 ft. Hobdy, R.W. 2459 Maui BISH 1985-12-01
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