Plant Index
Lygodium japonicum
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw.
japanese climbing fern
Image ID: 24985
Image by: Ware, Richard & Teresa
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library
PLANT INDEX
ID_PLANT: LYJASCIENTIFIC NAME: Lygodium japonicum
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2020-01-01
GENUS INDEX
GENUS CODE: LYGOD2GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Lygodium
GENUS AUTHORITY: Sw.
GENUS COMMON: Climbing fern
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 40 species, mostly tropical, with a few temperate species.
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GENUS REFERENCES: Nauman in FNA (1993b); Zhang & Hanks in FoC (2013).
FAMILY INDEX
FAMILY CODE: LYGODIFAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Lygodiaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: M. Roemer 1840
FAMILY COMMON: Climbing Fern Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family with a single genus and about 40 species, of tropical and temperate regions, particularly equatorial and south temperate. Sometimes included in the Schizaeaceae, but the relationship is remote and unclear.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Nauman in FNA (1993b).
NCBG DESCRIPTIVES
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DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Herb, Fern, Vine
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FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
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BLOOM TIME: Jun-Sep
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NATIVE RANGE: China & Japan
HORTICULTURAL
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GRIM ACCESSIONS
| acc_id | acc_num | acc_dt | coll_id | Action |
| 949 | 1985-0642 | View |
USDA PLANTS DATABASE
USDA Symbol: LYJAUSDA Common Name: Japanese Climbing Fern
Native Status: L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I)
Distribution: USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NC, PA, SC, TX), USA+ (PR)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Vine, Forb/herb
NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS
| Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
| Status: | FAC | FACU | FAC | FACW | FACU | FAC |
WEAKLEY FLORA
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Lygodium japonicumCOMMON NAME: Japanese Climbing Fern
SYNONYMY: [= Ar, FNA, FoC, K1, K2, RAB, S]
PHENOLOGY: Jun-Sep.
HABITAT: Disturbed areas; native of e. Asia.
COMMENTS: The leaves (up to 30 m in length!) climbing into the canopy of trees in swamp forests and other wet habitats.
RANGE MAP: Lygodium japonicum.png
Key to Map Symbols
ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Lygodiaceae M. Roemer 1840 (Climbing Fern Family)
SUMMARY: A family with a single genus and about 40 species, of tropical and temperate regions, particularly equatorial and south temperate. Sometimes included in the Schizaeaceae, but the relationship is remote and unclear.
REFERENCE: Nauman in FNA (1993b).
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Lygodium Sw. (Climbing fern)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 40 species, mostly tropical, with a few temperate species.
REFERENCE: Nauman in FNA (1993b); Zhang & Hanks in FoC (2013).
HERBARIUM RESOURCES
SERNEC: Find Lygodium japonicum in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)UNC SERNEC: Find Lygodium japonicum in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
WEB RESOURCES
USDA: Find Lygodium japonicum in USDA PlantsNPIN: Find Lygodium japonicum in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Lygodium japonicum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lygodium japonicum
IMAGE USE RECORDS
ID IMAGE: 24985 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)ID IMAGE1: 24985 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 24985 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)
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