About Climbing Maidenhair
Lygodium microphyllum (commonly known as, variously, climbing maidenhair fern, Old World climbing fern, small-leaf climbing fern, or snake fern) is a climbing fern originating in tropical Africa, Southeast Asia, Melanesia and Australia. It is an invasive weed in Florida 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.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lygodium microphyllum
- Genus
- Lygodium
- Family
- LYGODIACEAE
- Habit
- Climbing fern
- Habitat
- Along streams
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Lygodiaceae
CLIMBING FERN FAMILY
Climbing Maidenhair belongs to the Lygodiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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