Lygodium microphyllum

Tags: Fern.

Lygodium microphyllum (commonly known as variously climbing maidenhair fern Old World climbing fern small-leaf climbing fern or snake fern[citation needed]) is a climbing fern originating in tropical Africa South East Asia Melanesia and Australia. It is an invasive weed in the US States of Florida and Alabama[citation needed] where it invades open forest and wetland areas. The type specimen was collected in the vicinity of Nabúa on the Island of Luzon in the Philippines by Luis Née.

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binomial authority

Antonio José Cavanilles

class

Leptosporangiate fern

conservation status

G5

conservation status system

TNC

division

Pteridophyte

family

Lygodium

genus

Lygodium

kingdom

Plant

order

Schizaeales

synonym

*L. scandens (L.) Sw.), *L. scandens var. intermedium (Ces.), *L. scandens var. microphyllum (Cav.) Luerss.), *Lygodium scandens (auct.), *Ophioglossum filiforme (Roxb.), *Ugena microphylla (Cav.) (basionym)