Family Ophioglossaceae

Family Ophioglossaceae

Succulent Ferns (Ophioglossaceae) are primitive forms and are not very closely related to other ferns. There are four genera and two of them, Ophioglossum and Botrychium have species all over the world. They are soft and succulent (juicy) plants without scales or thickened tissues. Many are fairly small and quite difficult to find. Their spore cases open by a simple slit to release the spores. The picture shows spore cases of Botrychium. [CH] {FG}