Rattlesnake Fern
Botrypus virginianusOphioglossaceae — Adder's-tongue family
Native
![Rattlesnake Fern](/images/botrypus_virginianus_1.jpg)
![Rattlesnake Fern](/images/botrypus_virginianus_2.jpg)
![Rattlesnake Fern](/images/botrypus_virginianus_3.jpg)
![Rattlesnake Fern](/images/botrypus_virginianus_4.jpg)
Killens Pond State Park
May 2013
![Rattlesnake Fern](/images/botrypus_virginianus_5.jpg)
Middle Run Valley Natural Area
June 2014
![Rattlesnake Fern](/images/botrypus_virginianus_6.jpg)
Spore-filled sporangia.
White Clay Creek State Park -- Judge Morris EstateJune 2014
![Rattlesnake Fern](/images/botrypus_virginianus_7.jpg)
I tapped the base of the plant with a stick to shake some spores out.
Middle Run Valley Natural AreaJune 2014
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Photos copyright David G. Smith
Information from the Delaware Flora Checklist used with author's permission.