050201 Ophioglossum azoricum C. Presl
Distribution
Eastern Greenland: Rare
Southern Arcti Tundra: Rare
Bordering boreal or alpine areas: Rare
- C. Presl, Suppl. Tent. Pterid.: 49 (1845). Described from the Azores Islands (Portugal).
2n=
720 (24x). - Europe (Iceland). - Löve and Kapoor (1966, 1967a); Löve and Löve (1976b).
Geography: Amphi-Atlantic (E): GRL.
Notes: Wagner Jr. and Wagner (1993) missed Ophioglossum azoricum from the Flora of North America area, even if it is well documented in the collections and was included from eastern Greenland in the standard flora (Böcher et al. 1978). In Iceland, it occurs in several places but has not yet been found in the Arctic (Kristinsson et al. 2007; Kristinsson 2008). Ophioglossum azoricum is a specialist of geothermal sites in the North Atlantic regions.
Higher Taxa
- Ophioglossum [0502,genus]