THIS IS A DRAFT
The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.
Ophioglossum vulgatum
Adde''s-tongue
Species Details
Adder’s-tongue is an occasional native perennial of unimproved grasslands, open woods, heaths and marshy areas. It occurs scattered throughout our area as at Miller’s Dale (SK1373), Roundring Meadow (SK3053), Summer Wood Field (SK4079) and Mapperley Reserve (SK4343). It has been lost from many grassland sites over the last thirty years due to agricultural improvement. These losses have to some extent been balanced by its ability to colonise disused gravel pits and quarries for example at Ticknall Limeyards (SK3523).