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Malvi’s adder’s-tongue fern
April 28 , 2018
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- Researchers have discovered the world’s smallest land fern named Malvi’s adder’s-tongue fern (Ophioglossum malviae) in Ahwa forests of the Western Ghats in Gujarat’s Dang district.
- Ferns are seasonal and mostly grow with first monsoon rains.
- The fingernail-sized fern belongs to a group known as adder’s-tongue ferns, named after their resemblance to snake’s tongue.
- Its size is just one centimeter.
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