NameThatPlant.net: Lygodium microphyllum

Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Schizaeales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lygodium microphyllum FAMILY Lygodiaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lygodium microphyllum FAMILY Lygodiaceae

COMMON NAME:
Old World Climbing Fern, Small-leaf Climbing Fern

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lygodium microphyllum FAMILY Lygodiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lygodium microphyllum FAMILY Lygodiaceae

3809

Fern/Fern ally; Vine
Perennial

Habitat: swamps, hammocks, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: southeast Asia

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LEAVES:
Deciduous in our area?
Leaves to 10m long, pinnae stalked and pinnately divided

FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall

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