Phyllitis scolopendrium (L.) Newman
(Hart’s Tongue Fern, Hart’s-tongue)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhyllitis scolopendrium (Hart’s Tongue Fern, Hart’s-tongue)
FamilyASPLENIACEAE (spleenworts)
OrderPOLYPODIALES (an order of ferns)
ClassPOLYPODIOPSIDA (a class of ferns)
PhylumPTERIDOPHYTA (ferns and allies)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Phyllitis scolopendrium (Hart’s Tongue Fern, Hart’s-tongue) :
1: Phyllitis scolopendrium (Hart’s Tongue Fern, Hart’s-tongue)
2 May 2015 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Crosiers of new leaves above rosette of last year’s leaves
Image 1: Crosiers of new leavesImage 2: Crosiers of new leaves - close-upImage 3: Crosiers of new leaves - close-up (2)Image 4: Last year\'s leaf rosette with crosiers of new leavesImage 5: New leaves - close-up
2: Phyllitis scolopendrium (Hart’s Tongue Fern, Hart’s-tongue)
22 Sep 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in wooded ravine
Image 1: Plants - in woodland ravineImage 2: Plants - in woodland ravine (2)Image 3: Plants - in woodland ravine (3)Image 4: Plants - in woodland ravine (4)Image 5: Plants - in woodland ravine (5)
3: Phyllitis scolopendrium (Hart’s Tongue Fern, Hart’s-tongue)
29 May 2005 OSGR: SO80 51° 40’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: East Glos (VC 33) England
Image 1: In situ
4: Phyllitis scolopendrium (Hart’s Tongue Fern, Hart’s-tongue)
18 Jul 2000 OSGR: SU49 51° 40’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Ferns - en masse
5: Phyllitis scolopendrium (Hart’s Tongue Fern, Hart’s-tongue)
27 Nov 1999 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Fern growing between concrete blocksImage 2: Ferns growing between concrete blocks at streamsideImage 3: Ferns growing between concrete blocks of stream bankImage 4: Leaf base - top surface - close-up - pale backgroundImage 5: Leaf base - top surface - close-up - pale background (2)Image 6: Leaf base - top surface - close-up - pale background (3)Image 7: Leaf - under surface - close-up - pale backgroundImage 8: Leaf - under surface - close-up - pale background (2)Image 9: Leaf - under surface - close-up - pale background (3)Image 10: Leaves - top surface - pale backgroundImage 11: Leaves - under surface - pale backgroundImage 12: Sorus - close-upImage 13: Sorus - close-up showing sporangiaImage 14: Scale from rhachisImage 15: Scale from rhachis - baseImage 16: Scale from rhachis - cell structureImage 17: Sporangia - dehiscedImage 18: SporangiumImage 19: Spores - optical sectionImage 20: Spores - surface viewImage 21: Spores - surface view (2)
6: Phyllitis scolopendrium (Hart’s Tongue Fern, Hart’s-tongue)
3 May 1981 OSGR: ST96 51° 30’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Plant - leaves unfurling
7: Phyllitis scolopendrium (Hart’s Tongue Fern, Hart’s-tongue)
25 May 1975 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Plant - close-up

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Byfield, A. 2006 Victorian pteridomania - Britain’s fern craze British Wildlife Vol 17 (6): 411-18.

Phyllitis scolopendrium (Hart’s Tongue Fern, Hart’s-tongue) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phyllitis scolopendrium (Hart’s Tongue Fern, Hart’s-tongue)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Phyllitis scolopendrium (Hart’s Tongue Fern, Hart’s-tongue)
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