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Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw.
Japanese climbing fern

       
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Photo of Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw.

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Distribution:
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw.

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NC, PA, SC, TX), USA+ (PR)
 

Related Taxa:
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw.

View 1 genera in Lygodiaceae, 5 species in Lygodium
 

Classification:
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class Filicopsida
Order Polypodiales
Family Lygodiaceae – Climbing Fern family
Genus Lygodium Sw. – climbing fern
Species Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw. – Japanese climbing fern
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Alabama:
Japanese climbing fern              Class B noxious weed
Florida:
Japanese climbing fern              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw.

Japanese climbing fern

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
FLEPPC        Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
 

Introduced Information:
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FACW NO FAC NO NO NO FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NI
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More Accounts and Images:
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 17983.

 

Related Web Sites:
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw.

Aquatic, Wetland and Invasive Plant Information Retrieval System: line drawing

Harvard University: image of plant taken in China

Invasive Plant Atlas of the Midsouth (IPAMS)

 
 
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